polygonal fort

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of fortification without bastions, and generally arranged in a ring around the protected area, originating in France in the late 18th century and fully developed in Germany in the first half of the 19th century.

Word forms

polygonal fort polygonal forts
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