ramshorn

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noun

A low semicircular work situated in and commanding a ditch.

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Meanings

nounramshorn (plural ramshorns)

plural ramshorns

  1. fortificationsA low semicircular work situated in and commanding a ditch.
  2. An ammonite; a fossil cephalopod.
  3. A ramshorn snail.
  4. rareThe horn of a ram.

Origin

From ram's + horn.

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APA

ramshorn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ramshorn

MLA

“ramshorn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ramshorn. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ramshorn,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ramshorn.

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