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Ravelin
(The or demi-lune, in fortification. A work with
two faces, forming a salient angle, placed beyond the main ditch,
opposite the curtain (q.v.), and separated from the covered way
(q.v.) by a ditch which runs into the main ditch.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Ravelin from Infoplease:
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