a fortification of two parapets at a salient angle
Word origin
C17: from French, from earlier redent notching of a saw edge, from re- + dent tooth, from Latin dēns
redan in American English
(rɪˈdæn)
noun
Fortifications
a V-shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line
Word origin
[1680–90; ‹ F, var. of redent a double notching or jagging, equiv. to re-re- + denttooth ‹ L dent- (s. of dēns)]This word is first recorded in the period 1680–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bull's-eye, picket, timekeeper, turnoff, turnoutre- is a prefix, occurring originally in loanwords from Latin, used with the meaning“again” or “again and again” to indicate repetition, or with the meaning “back” or“backward” to indicate withdrawal or backward motion. Other words that use the affixre- include: refurbish, regenerate, retrace, retype, revert