Definition of Ravelen
Rave"lin (răv"l&ibreve;n; 277),
n. [F.; cf. Sp. rebellin, It.
revellino, rivellino; perhaps fr. L. re- again +
vallum wall.] (Fort.) A detached work with two
embankments which make a salient angle. It is raised before the
curtain on the counterscarp of the place. Formerly called
demilune, and half-moon.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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