- 1. n. A work constructed beyond the main ditch of a fortress, and in front of the curtain between two bastions, intended to defend the curtain; a ravelin. See Ravelin. Source: opted
- 2. n. A crescentic mass of granular protoplasm present in the salivary glands. Source: opted
- 3. 1. (Fort.) A work constructed beyond the main ditch of a fortress, and in front of the curtain between two bastions, intended to defend the curtain; a ravelin. See Ravelin. 2. (Physiol.) A crescentic mass of granular protoplasm present in the salivary glands. Note: Each crescent is made of polyhedral cells which under some circumstances are supposed to give rise to new salivary cells. Source: webster
- 4. A work constructed beyond the main ditch of a fortress, and infront of the curtain between two bastions, intended to defend thecurtain; a ravelin. See Ravelin. Source: adambom
- 5. n. A work constructed beyond the main ditch of a fortress, and in front of the curtain between two bastions, intended to defend the curtain; a ravelin. See Ravelin. n. A crescentic mass of granular protoplasm present in the salivary glands. Source: ecdict
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