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Ravelins

Scope note

In military architecture, a projecting outwork forming a salient angle beyond the main ditch and in front of the curtain wall. PDARC

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30003718

Broader Terms used

outworks

Narrower Terms used

redans

Term used for

demilunes
half-moons

Equivalent Terms used

ravelin

Created

13yrs ago

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