demilune

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈdɛmɪluːn/

Noun

(military, architecture) A fortification constructed beyond the main ditch of a fortress, and in front of the curtain between two bastions, intended to defend the curtain; a ravelin.

Japanese Meaning

（軍事・建築用語）要塞の主要な堀の向こう側、二つの堡塁間の幕壁前に設けられた防御施設。ラヴェリン（ravelin）とも呼ばれる。

What is this buttons?

The engineers inspected the demilune at dawn, noting its crumbling parapets and blocked embrasures.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

工兵たちは夜明けに半月堡（ラヴェリン）を点検し、崩れかけた胸壁と塞がれた射口を確認した。

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(military, architecture) A fortification constructed beyond the main ditch of a fortress, and in front of the curtain between two bastions, intended to defend the curtain; a ravelin.

Sense（2）

(biology) A crescentic mass of granular protoplasm present in the salivary glands.

demilunes

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