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redan

UK/ɹɪˈdan/

redan noun: a defensive fortification work in the shape of a V.

Noun

redan (plural redans)

  1. A defensive fortification work in the shape of a V.

Proper noun capitalized: Redan

Redan

  1. A suburb of the City of Ballarat, central western Victoria, Australia.

redan meaning in Tamil

redan in Tamil

இருமுகப்புக் கூம்புவடிவக் காவலரண்

Forms of redan

pluralredans

Origin of redan

From French redan, corruption of redent, from re- + dent (“tooth”).

Questions about redan

What does redan mean?
Redan means a defensive fortification work in the shape of a V.
What is redan in Tamil?
Redan in Tamil is இருமுகப்புக் கூம்புவடிவக் காவலரண். See Redan meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is redan?
Redan can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce redan?
Redan is pronounced /ɹɪˈdan/ (UK).
What is the plural of redan?
The plural of redan is redans.

Words near redan in the dictionary

  1. redampen
  2. redampened
  3. redampening
  4. redampens
  5. redams
  6. redan
  7. Redange
  8. redans
  9. redargue
  10. redargued
  11. redargues

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Adapted from Wiktionary: redan (page history and authors); Redan (page history and authors); redan (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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