ravelin
[ rav-lin ]
/ ˈræv lɪn /
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noun Fortification.
a V-shaped outwork outside the main ditch and covering the works between two bastions.
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Origin of ravelin
1580–90; <Middle French, earlier revelin<Italian rivellino, diminutive of riva bank, rim
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ravelin
/ (ˈrævlɪn) /
noun
fortifications an outwork having two embankments at a salient angle
Word Origin for ravelin
C16: from Italian ravellino a little bank, from riva bank, from Latin rīpa
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