tenaille

/ (tɛˈneɪl) /

noun

fortifications a low outwork in the main ditch between two bastions

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Word Origin for tenaille

C16: from French, literally: tongs, from Late Latin tenācula, pl of tenaculum

Words nearby tenaille

tenacity, ten-acre block, tenaculum, tenaculum forceps, Tenafly, tenaille, tenaim, tena koe, tena korua, tena koutou, tenalgia

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Example sentences from the Web for tenaille

For a dry and level site he recommended a bastioned trace; but for wet ditches and for irregular ground, tenaille traces.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6|Various
Two were placed in the tenaille of the castle, and two were kept in reserve.
Annals of a Fortress|E. Viollet-le-Duc
Tenaille bastion: Used when the flanked angle is too acute; that is, less than 70.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6|Various
The “tenaille” system and the “polygonal” system which grew out of it are mainly identified with the German school.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6|Various

De Groote, who wrote in 1618, produced a sort of tenaille system, and may have been the inspiration of Rimpler.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6|Various

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