demilune
Americannoun
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a crescent.
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Fortification. an outwork resembling a bastion with a crescent-shaped gorge.
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a crescent or half-moon shape, as of the top of a piece of furniture.
adjective
noun
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fortifications an outwork in front of a fort, shaped like a crescent moon
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a crescent-shaped object or formation; half-moon
Etymology
Origin of demilune
Example Sentences
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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 Henry Christopher McCook
At the corner of a sort of demilune we saw the frozen fosse of the city, and the brick ramparts towering above, and opposite us an old, dark gate, with the drawbridge raised.
From The Conscript A Story of the French war of 1813 by Erckmann-Chatrian
The centre of the demilune is occupied by a company of the Tubeweaver Legion.
From Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies by Henry Christopher McCook
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