ravelin

American  

[rav-lin] / ˈræv lɪn /

noun

Fortification.

1. a V -shaped outwork outside the main ditch and covering the works between two bastions.

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ravelin British  

/ ˈrævlɪn /

noun

1. fortifications an outwork having two embankments at a salient angle

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Etymology

Origin of ravelin

1580–90; < Middle French, earlier revelin < Italian rivellino, diminutive of riva bank, rim

Example Sentences

The caponier is the vital point of the front, and is protected in important works by a ravelin and keep.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various

The loss of the ravelin gave the deepest concern to La Valette, which was not mitigated by the consideration that it was to be charged, in part at least, on the negligence of its defenders.

From History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 by Prescott, William Hickling

At a few paces from the fortress stood a ravelin.

From History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies by Prescott, William Hickling

Marchi, however, was one of the first to think of prolonging the resistance of a place by means of outworks such as the ravelin.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various

Meanwhile, they had quickly erected a new battery at Point Lévi, and once again the guns of the citadel entered upon an artillery duel with that historic ravelin.

From Old Quebec The Fortress of New France by Bryan, Claude Glennon