tenaillon

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noun

A work constructed on each side of the ravelins to increase their strength, procure additional ground beyond the ditch, or cover the shoulders of the bastions.

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Meanings

nountenaillon (plural tenaillons)

plural tenaillons

  1. historicalgovernmentA work constructed on each side of the ravelins to increase their strength, procure additional ground beyond the ditch, or cover the shoulders of the bastions.

Origin

  1. Frenchtenaillon
  2. Englishtenaillon

From French tenaillon. See tenaille.

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