redan

[ ri-dan ]

/ rɪˈdæn /

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noun Fortification.

a V-shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.

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Origin of redan

1680–90; <French, variant of redent a double notching or jagging, equivalent to re-re- + denttooth <Latin dent- (stem of dēns)

Words nearby redan

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How to use redan in a sentence

If we had liked to assault, I am sure we should have taken the place with little loss, some of our men being close to the Redan.
The Life of Gordon, Volume I|Demetrius Charles Boulger
The lunette (Fig. 46) has nearly the same defects as the redan.
Elements of Military Art and Science|Henry Wager Halleck
A redan is a letter V, with the point toward the enemy, and is used generally to cover the heads of bridges, etc.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 2, August, 1864|Various
His orders were that in case of the assault on the Redan being successful, he should attack the works on its right.
Jack Archer|G. A. Henty

Parties of brave men struggled up to the very abattis of the Redan, and there, unsupported and powerless, were shot down.
Jack Archer|G. A. Henty

British Dictionary definitions for redan

redan

/ (rɪˈdæn) /

noun

a fortification of two parapets at a salient angle

Word Origin for redan

C17: from French, from earlier redent notching of a saw edge, from re- + dent tooth, from Latin dēns

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