orillon

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noun

A semicircular or squared off projection made at the shoulder of a bastion for the purpose of covering the retired flank, found in old fortresses.

OriginFrench orillon ← Latin oricula →
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Meanings

nounorillon (plural orillons)

plural orillons · alternative orillion

  1. A semicircular or squared off projection made at the shoulder of a bastion for the purpose of covering the retired flank, found in old fortresses.

Origin

  1. Latinoricula
  2. Frenchorillon
  3. Englishorillon

From French orillon (literally “little ear”), from oreille (“an ear”), from Latin oricula, auricula, diminutive of auris (“an ear”). See ear.

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APA

orillon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orillon

MLA

“orillon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orillon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orillon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orillon.

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