ravelin

American  

[rav-lin] / ˈræv lɪn /

noun

Fortification.

1. a V -shaped outwork outside the main ditch and covering the works between two bastions.

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ravelin British  

/ ˈrævlɪn /

noun

1. fortifications an outwork having two embankments at a salient angle

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Etymology

Origin of ravelin

1580–90; < Middle French, earlier revelin < Italian rivellino, diminutive of riva bank, rim

Example Sentences

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ravelin

The ordinary ravelin he replaced by a heavy casemated caponier after the example of Montalembert, and, like Bousmard’s, his own ravelin was a large and powerful work pushed out beyond the glacis.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" by Various

But the greatest loss of the besieged was that of the counterscarp and ravelin.

From History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 by William Hickling Prescott

Of Governor Viana's share in furthering the building of fortifications an inscription in the ravelin of the gate of Tierra bears proof.

From The History of Cuba, vol. 1 by Willis Fletcher Johnson

On the other hand, it made the ravelin liable to capture by the gorge.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various

At a few paces from the fortress stood a ravelin.

From History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies by William Hickling Prescott