Redan
[ri'dæn]
Definition
(n.) A work having two parapets whose faces unite so as to form a salient angle toward the enemy.
(n.) A step or vertical offset in a wall on uneven ground, to keep the parts level.
Typed by Jerry
Definition
n. (fort.) the simplest form of fieldwork consisting of two faces which form a salient angle towards the enemy serving to cover a bridge or causeway—quite open at the gorge.
Checker: Melva
Examples
- During the day Meade assaulted and carried one more redan to his right and two to his left. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The Redan was within rifle-shot of the Malakoff; Inkerman was a mile away; and Balaklava removed but an hour's ride. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Next morning, the 16th, Hancock himself was in command, and captured another redan. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- They brought them from the Malakoff, from the Redan, Inkerman, Balaklava--every where. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
Checker: Melva