Boyau
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In military fortification, a boyau is a trench or ditch covered with a parapet that provided communication between two trenches, particularly the rear and front lines. Boyaus were typically constructed in a zigzag pattern to prevent exposure to direct enemy fire from the front.[1]
A boyau is also a line, drawn winding about, in order to enclose several tracts of land, or to attack some works.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Military Earthworks Terms". Historic Landscape Initiative, National Park Service. URL accessed 2007-01-29.
- ^ This article incorporates content from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, a publication in the public domain.
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