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tenaillon

tenaillon noun: a work constructed on each side of the ravelins to increase their strength, procure additional ground beyond the ditch, or cover the shoulders of the bastions.

Noun

tenaillon (plural tenaillons)

  1. (historical) A work constructed on each side of the ravelins to increase their strength, procure additional ground beyond the ditch, or cover the shoulders of the bastions.

Forms of tenaillon

pluraltenaillons

Origin of tenaillon

From French tenaillon. See tenaille.

Questions about tenaillon

What does tenaillon mean?
Tenaillon means a work constructed on each side of the ravelins to increase their strength, procure additional ground beyond the ditch, or cover the shoulders of the bastions.
What part of speech is tenaillon?
Tenaillon is a noun.
What is the plural of tenaillon?
The plural of tenaillon is tenaillons.

Words near tenaillon in the dictionary

  1. tenagophytes
  2. Tenaha
  3. tenail
  4. tenaille
  5. tenailles
  6. tenaillon
  7. tenaillons
  8. tenails
  9. tenaim
  10. Tenakhongva
  11. Tenaktak

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