Lunette (fortification)
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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. The gorge was generally open.
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- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition article "LUNETTE", a publication now in the public domain.
- Dictionady of Fortifications: Lunette
