HALF-MOON, in Fortification; an outwork composed of two faces, forming a salient angle, whose gorge is in form of a crescent or half-moon, whence the name.
HALF-MOON
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HALF-MOON, in Fortification; an outwork composed of two faces, forming a salient angle, whose gorge is in form of a crescent or half-moon, whence the name.