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8 relations: Advanced work, Bastion, Caponier, Flèche, Fortification, List of established military terms, Lunette (fortification), Ravelin.
Advanced work
An advanced work, advance-work or advanced outwork is a fortification or outwork in front of the main defensive building or castle.
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Bastion
A bastion or bulwark is a structure projecting outward from the curtain wall of a fortification, most commonly angular in shape and positioned at the corners.
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Caponier
A caponier is a type of defensive structure in a fortification.
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Flèche
A flèche (from the French for arrow) is used in French architecture to refer to a spire and in English to refer to a lead-covered timber spire, or spirelet.
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Fortification
A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare; and is also used to solidify rule in a region during peacetime.
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List of established military terms
This is a list of established military terms which have been in use for at least 50 years.
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Lunette (fortification)
In fortification, a lunette was originally an outwork of half-moon shape; later it became a redan with short flanks, in trace somewhat resembling a bastion standing by itself without curtains on either side.
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Ravelin
A ravelin is a triangular fortification or detached outwork, located in front of the innerworks of a fortress (the curtain walls and bastions).
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