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Definition of Ravelins
1. ravelin [n] - See also: ravelin
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ravelins
Literary usage of Ravelins
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Military Dictionary and Gazetteer: Comprising Ancient and Modern Military by Thomas Wilhelm (1881)
"Works resembling bastions or ravelins, having faces or flunks. They are formed
upon or beyond the glacis. Advanced Works. Are such as are constructed beyond ..."