Definitions for Redan
redan

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. redannoun

   A defensive fortification work in the shape of a V.

2. Etymology: From redan, corruption of redent, from re- + dent.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Redan

   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.The redan developed from the lunette, originally a half-moon-shaped outwork; with shorter flanks it became a redan.

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1. Redannoun

   a work having two parapets whose faces unite so as to form a salient angle toward the enemy

2. Redannoun

   a step or vertical offset in a wall on uneven ground, to keep the parts level

3. Etymology: [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.]

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1. Redan

   Redan is a term related to fortifications. It is a work in a V-shaped salient angle toward an expected attack. It can be made from earthworks or other material. The redan developed from the lunette, originally a half-moon-shaped outwork; with shorter flanks it became a redan. The Russians used redans on their left at the Battle of Borodino against Napoleon. A small redan whose faces make an obtuse angle with a vertex towards enemy is called flèche, an arrow in French. The Bagration flèches were three redans backwards in echelon. The Shevardino Redoubt was erected as an early warning post a mile in front of the Bagration flèches.

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1. Redan

   rē-dan′, n. (fort.) the simplest form of fieldwork, consisting of two faces which form a salient angle towards the enemy, serving to cover a bridge or causeway—quite open at the gorge. [O. Fr. redan, redent—L. re-, back, dens, a tooth.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Redan

   a rampart shaped like the letter V, with its apex toward the enemy.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. redan

   The simplest form of regular fortification, consisting of two faces meeting in a salient angle; generally applied in connection with other works.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. redan

   Is the simplest work in field fortification. It consists of two parapets whose faces join in forming a salient angle toward the enemy, like a letter V, in which the apex is to the front. Regarded by itself, the redan is a work of very little strength, since there is no flanking fire to protect its faces, and nothing to prevent an enemy from forcing an entrance at the gorge; but redans are useful in many positions, and the rapidity with which they may be constructed renders them favorites with engineers and generals. A row of redans along an exposed front of an army adds much to its strength, the troops behind protecting the gorge, and the redans flanking each other. It forms an excellent defense for a bridgehead, the gorge being covered by the river. Redans figured largely in Wellington’s works for defending Lisbon in 1810. The redan of Sebastopol in 1855 was the principal point of the English attack, and the scene of two bloody repulses by the Russians in June and September.

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1. Andre

2. André

3. denar

4. daren

5. arend

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Redan in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Redan in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Redan
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redan
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Redan
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Redan
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Redan
6. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Redan
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=Redan
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html