English Explanatory Dictionary

ravelin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An outwork. A fortification outside a castle used to split an attacking force; composed of two faces, forming a salient angle whose gorge resembles a half-moon

Word forms

ravelin ravelins

Etymology

From French ravelin, from Italian rivellino, of unclear origin: perhaps from Latin re- + vallum.

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