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Demilunes

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.

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noun
  1. 1

    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.

  2. 2

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

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