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Webster 1913 Edition
Redan
Re-dan′
(r?-d?n′)
, Noun.
[F., for OF.
redent
a double notching or jagging, as in the teeth of a saw, fr. L. pref. re-
re- + dens
, dentis
, a tooth. Cf. Redented
.] [Written sometimes
redent
and redens
.] 1.
(Fort.)
A work having two parapets whose faces unite so as to form a salient angle toward the enemy.
2.
A step or vertical offset in a wall on uneven ground, to keep the parts level.
Webster 1828 Edition
Redan
RED'AN
,Noun.
In fortification, a work indented, or formed with salient and re-entering angles, so that one part may flank and defend another.
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