ravelin
Meaning of ravelin
noun
an outwork of fortifications, with two faces forming a salient angle, constructed beyond the main ditch and in front of the curtain.
late 16th century: from French, from obsolete Italian ravellino, of unknown origin.
Information about ravelin
- It is a name.
- The plural form of ravelin is: ravelins.
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Hyphenation of ravelin
rav-elin
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- ravelin is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
Anagrams of ravelin
Elinvar, elinvar, Nilevar, reanvil, valerin
Words that rhyme with ravelin
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