redan

[ ri-dan ]

noun

, Fortification.

1. a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.

redan

/ rɪˈdæn /

noun

1. a fortification of two parapets at a salient angle

Word History and Origins

Origin of redan¹

1680–90; < French, variant of redent a double notching or jagging, equivalent to re- re- + dent tooth < Latin dent- (stem of dēns )

Word History and Origins

Origin of redan¹

C17: from French, from earlier redent notching of a saw edge, from re- + dent tooth, from Latin dēns

Example Sentences

Redan greens are typically narrow and angled away from the tee, with the putting surface sloped from front to back.

From Los Angeles Times

This is what’s called a reverse Redan, because instead of the ball feeding right to left, this one feeds left to right.

From Los Angeles Times

He then headed up the coast to North Berwick, a 190-year-old club along the Firth of Forth known for its fabled “Redan” hole at the par-3 15th.

From Seattle Times

For Mekeala Watkins, a junior at Redan High School in Stone Mountain, Ga., the toll of the pandemic has worsened over time.

From Washington Post

Macdonald used his pet template holes mainly on the par 3s – Short, Eden, Biarritz and Redan are all represented – but the par-4 fifth is the standout, with its bite-off-what-you-dare tee shot over Mangrove Lake.

From Golf Digest