LUNETTE
Dictionary of Science, Literature and Art · 1842 · p. 27
(Fr.) In Fortification, an enveloped counter guard or elevation of earth, made beyond the second ditch, opposite to the place of arms; differing from the ravelins only in situation. Lunettes are also works made on both sides of a ravelin. See Fortification. Lunette. In Architecture, an aperture for the admi ion of light in a concave ceiling; such are the upper lights to the naves of St. Peter's at Rome and of St Paul's at London. [s. 700]
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