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Redan
Feature in fortifications, a rampart shaped like the letter V, with its apex toward the enemy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Redan (disambiguation).
Redan (a French word for "projection", "salient") is a feature of fortifications. It is a work in a V-shaped salient angle towards an expected attack. It can be made from earthworks or other material.[1]
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The redan developed from the lunette, originally a half-moon-shaped outwork; with shorter flanks it became a redan.