One whose opposite faces or flanks do not correspond; this, as well as the constant irregularity of most real fortification, is generally the result of the local features of the neighbourhood.
·noun One who is not regular; especially, a soldier not in regular service. II. Irregular ·adj Not ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun A work projecting outward from the main inclosure of a fortification, consisting of two faces ...
One out of shape from the irregularity of its lines and angles. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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, not having ...
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...
The part of it adjacent to the junction of a face with a flank. The angle of the shoulder is that fo...