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Definition of Redans

Redan
Redan Re*dan" (r?*d?n"), n. [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.

Meaning of Redans from wikipedia

- century. Surviving batteries with redans include Mistra Battery and Saint Anthony's Battery. The Russians used redans on their left at the Battle of Borodino...
- Redan, Georgia, a town in the United States Redan High School Redan Island, Canada Redan, Ontario Redan, Victoria, a suburb of Ballarat, Australia A...
- Redan is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a...
- The Seventh Seal (Swedish: Det sjunde inseglet) is a 1957 Swedish historical fantasy film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. Set in Sweden during...
- Daishawn Orpheo Marvin Redan (born 2 February 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian Pro League club Beerschot on...
- Redan is an inner suburb of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia immediately south of Ballarat Central. The po****tion at the 2021 census was 3,000. Its boundaries...
- (October 1854), "Inkerman" (November 1854), "Tchernaya" (August 1855), "Redan" (September 1855), and, finally, "Sebastopol" (September 1855). (During...
- redoubts has existed since medieval times. A redoubt differs from a redan in that the redan is open in the rear, whereas the redoubt was considered an enclosed...
- possession of the position in spite of heavy Russian counterattacks. The two Redans, being essentially open-backed walls, were not suitable for defence from...
- usually had musketry loopholes, and in some cases were linked together by redans. Surviving batteries include Mistra Battery and Ferretti Battery, which...