In fortification is a bastion whereof the terreplein, or terrace in rear of the parapet, not having been carried farther to the rear than its regular distance, leaves a large space within it of a lower level.
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Cargo discharged. ...
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·noun A work projecting outward from the main inclosure of a fortification, consisting of two faces ...
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One out of shape from the irregularity of its lines and angles. ...
In fortification, a bastion which has a flank on one side only. ...
A bastion cut off by a ditch about its gorge from the body of the place, which latter is thus render...
In fortification, is a bastion whereof the terreplein, or terrace in rear of the parapet, is extende...
In fortification, a bastion of which the terreplein or interior terrace is not continued beyond a ce...
One whose opposite faces or flanks do not correspond; this, as well as the constant irregularity of ...
The part of it adjacent to the junction of a face with a flank. The angle of the shoulder is that fo...