redan

[ ri-dan ]

/ rɪˈdæn /

noun Fortification.

a V-shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.

Origin of redan

1680–90; <French, variant of redent a double notching or jagging, equivalent to re-re- + denttooth <Latin dent- (stem of dēns)

Words nearby redan

red admiral, red alder, red alert, red alga, red algae, redan, Red Angus, red ant, redargue, Red Army, Red Army Faction

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Example sentences from the Web for redan

Parties of brave men struggled up to the very abattis of the Redan, and there, unsupported and powerless, were shot down.
Jack Archer|G. A. Henty
We chased them right up to the Redan, and then returned to our trenches.
A Soldier's Experience or A Voice from the Ranks: Showing the Cost of War in Blood and Treasure|Timothy Gowing
Brock rode up the slope toward the redan halfway up the Heights.
Brock Centenary 1812-1912|Various
They were to carry ladders for descending into the ditch of the Redan.
Jack Archer|G. A. Henty

On the fatal 8th September, Macgregor twice fought his way into the Redan, the second time to come out no more.
A Soldier's Experience or A Voice from the Ranks: Showing the Cost of War in Blood and Treasure|Timothy Gowing

British Dictionary definitions for redan

redan

/ (rɪˈdæn) /

noun

a fortification of two parapets at a salient angle

Word Origin for redan

C17: from French, from earlier redent notching of a saw edge, from re- + dent tooth, from Latin dēns

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单词	redan
释义	redan [ ri-dan ] / rɪˈdæn / noun Fortification. a V-shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line. Origin of redan 1680–90; <French, variant of redent a double notching or jagging, equivalent to re-re- + denttooth <Latin dent- (stem of dēns) Words nearby redan red admiral, red alder, red alert, red alga, red algae, redan, Red Angus, red ant, redargue, Red Army, Red Army Faction Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for redan Parties of brave men struggled up to the very abattis of the Redan, and there, unsupported and powerless, were shot down. Jack Archer\|G. A. Henty We chased them right up to the Redan, and then returned to our trenches. A Soldier's Experience or A Voice from the Ranks: Showing the Cost of War in Blood and Treasure\|Timothy Gowing Brock rode up the slope toward the redan halfway up the Heights. Brock Centenary 1812-1912\|Various They were to carry ladders for descending into the ditch of the Redan. Jack Archer\|G. A. Henty On the fatal 8th September, Macgregor twice fought his way into the Redan, the second time to come out no more. A Soldier's Experience or A Voice from the Ranks: Showing the Cost of War in Blood and Treasure\|Timothy Gowing British Dictionary definitions for redan redan / (rɪˈdæn) / noun a fortification of two parapets at a salient angle Word Origin for redan C17: from French, from earlier redent notching of a saw edge, from re- + dent tooth, from Latin dēns Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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