Vauban

[ voh-bahn ]

/ voʊˈbɑ̃ /

noun

Sé·bas·tien le Pres·tre de

[sey-bas-tyan luh pre-truh duh] /seɪ basˈtyɛ̃ lə ˈprɛ trə də/,1633–1707, French military engineer and marshal.

Example sentences from the Web for vauban

Later, Vauban came on the scene and surrounded its harbour with a great circular mole with considerable architectural pretensions.

Rambles on the Riviera |Francis Miltoun
Some time after, instead of following the system of Vauban, and reducing the imposts, fresh ones were added.

The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete |Duc de Saint-Simon
Fig. 66 presents on a larger scale the plan of the outwork constructed by Vauban.

Annals of a Fortress |E. Viollet-le-Duc
Fig. 30 is Saarlouis, constructed by Vauban in 1680 in his early manner, a remarkable example of symmetry.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 |Various

The town has a citadel built by Vauban on a rock beside the river, and embracing in its enceinte ruins of an old Gothic chteau.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for vauban

Vauban

/ (French vobɑ̃) /

noun

Sébastien Le Prestre de (sebastjɛ̃ lə prɛtrə də). 1633–1707, French military engineer and marshal, who greatly developed the science of fortification and devised novel siege tactics using a series of parallel trenches

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