demilune

[ dem-i-loon ]
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noun
  1. a crescent.

  2. Fortification. an outwork resembling a bastion with a crescent-shaped gorge.

  1. a crescent or half-moon shape, as of the top of a piece of furniture.

adjective
  1. shaped like a crescent.

Origin of demilune

1
1720–30; <French: half moon. See demi-, lune1

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How to use demilune in a sentence

  • The small demilune fort, with its four cannon, that was intended to guard the harbour, was also deserted.

  • At either end of this crescent or demilune is a large orbweb, surmounted by a tower.

    Old Farm Fairies: | Henry Christopher McCook
  • The breastwork or demilune that had been woven around the outer bounds was leveled in an instant.

    Old Farm Fairies: | Henry Christopher McCook

British Dictionary definitions for demilune

demilune

/ (ˈdɛmɪˌluːn, -ˌljuːn) /


noun
  1. fortifications an outwork in front of a fort, shaped like a crescent moon

  2. a crescent-shaped object or formation; half-moon

Origin of demilune

1
C18: from French, literally: half-moon

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