demilune

American  

[dem-i-loon] / ˈdɛm ɪˌlun /

noun

1. a crescent.

2. Fortification. an outwork resembling a bastion with a crescent-shaped gorge.

3. a crescent or half-moon shape, as of the top of a piece of furniture.

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adjective

1. shaped like a crescent.

demilune British  

/ -ˌljuːn, ˈdɛmɪˌluːn /

noun

1. fortifications an outwork in front of a fort, shaped like a crescent moon

2. a crescent-shaped object or formation; half-moon

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Etymology

Origin of demilune

1720–30; < French: half moon. See demi-, lune ¹

Example Sentences

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demilune

The outdoor space consists of a tiny demilune balcony that overlooks the sea.

From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2024

Sunlight cascades through the demilune and tall windows into the great room with its 18-foot vaulted barrel ceiling made of narrow pine slats.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 24, 2015

But their confidence was dashed as they saw the Brownies, so far from retreating, actually forming their line of battle in front of the demilune.

From Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies by McCook, Henry Christopher

The small demilune fort, with its four cannon, that was intended to guard the harbour, was also deserted.

From The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers by Thornbury, Walter

When I left Sightwell," the scout replied, "I hurried around the west side of the demilune, which bends in pretty close to the fort, and ends in a tall, silk-lined leaf-tower.

From Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies by McCook, Henry Christopher