LUNETTE (FORTIFICATION)

In fortification a 'lunette' was originally an outwork of half-moon shape; later it became a redan with short flanks, in trace somewhat resembling a bastion standing by itself without curtains on either side. The gorge was generally open.

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★ List of established military terms

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★ Dictionady of Fortifications: Lunette

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