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Record 1 1982-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fences and Enclosures
  • Architectural Drafting and Tools
DEF

a French term for a little flat bastion, raised upon a re-entering angle, before a curtain which is too long, between two other bastions. It is commonly joined to the curtain, but sometimes separated by a fosse, and then called a detached bastion. They are not raised so high as the works of the place.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Enceintes et clôtures
  • Dessin architectural et instruments
DEF

Petit bastion obtus que l'on mettait au milieu d'une courtine trop longue, afin de compléter le flanquement.

Spanish

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