( n. )
A low outwork before a bastion or ravelin, consisting of two lines of rampart parallel to the faces of the bastion, and protecting them from a breaching fire.
( n. )
A low outwork before a bastion or ravelin, consisting of two lines of rampart parallel to the faces of the bastion, and protecting them from a breaching fire.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012