ravelin

[ rav-lin ]
/ ˈræv lɪn /

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

Words nearby ravelin

ravc, rave, rave hook, rave-up, ravel, ravelin, raveling, ravelment, raven, raven, the, ravening
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British Dictionary definitions for ravelin

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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