ravelin
[ rav-lin ]
/ ˈræv lɪn /
noun Fortification.
a V-shaped outwork outside the main ditch and covering the works between two bastions.
Origin of ravelin
1580–90; < Middle French, earlier
revelin < Italian
rivellino, diminutive of
riva bank, rim
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British Dictionary definitions for ravelin
ravelin
/ (ˈrævlɪn) /
noun
fortifications
an outwork having two embankments at a salient angle
Word Origin for ravelin
C16: from Italian
ravellino a little bank, from
riva bank, from Latin
rīpa