ravelin
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of ravelin
1580–90; < Middle French, earlier revelin < Italian rivellino, diminutive of riva bank, rim
Example Sentences
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This had the further advantage of giving great saliency to the ravelin for cross-fire over the terrain of the attack.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various
It stood without the walls, and was connected with the ravelin by a bridge, the possession of which was hotly contested by the combatants.
From History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 by Prescott, William Hickling
The ravelin is large and has a keep.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various
The mine, however, had done but half the mischief intended; for by a miscalculation in the direction, it had passed somewhat to the right of the castle, which, as well as the ravelin, remained uninjured.
From History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies by Prescott, William Hickling
The ravelin is here introduced, and made so large that its faces are in prolongation of those of the bastions.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various
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