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Fortification Flashcards

1
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A defensive military work constructed for the purpose of strengthening a position.

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Fortification

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2
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Surrounded by or as if by a rampart.

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Circumvallate

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3
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A projection part of a rampart or other fortification, typically forming an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work.

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Bastion

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4
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A gateway in a fortification permitting a large number of troops to move rapidly from the beseiged position and attack the besiegers.

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Sally Port

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5
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A vault or chamber in a rampart, having embrasures for artillery.

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Casemate

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6
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An enclosing wall connecting two bastions or towers.

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Curtain

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7
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The rear passageway into a bastion or similar outwork.

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Gorge

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8
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The top platform or horizontal surface of a rampart where guns are mounted.

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Terreplein

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9
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The part of a bastion that extends from the curtain to the face.

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Flank

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10
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The angle between the face and the flank of a bastion.

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Shoulder

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11
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Either of the two outer sides that form the salient of a bastion.

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Face

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12
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A V-shaped outwork outside the main ditch of a fortress, covering the works between two bastions.

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Ravelin

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13
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A minor defensive position established beyond a main fortified area.

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Outwork

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14
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A slope extending downward in front of a fortification in such a way that it brings advancing enemy soldiers into the most direct line of fire.

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Glacis

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15
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The inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.

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Scarp or Escarp

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16
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The exterior slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.

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Counter Scarp

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17
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A defensive wall or elevation of earth or stone protecting soldiers from enemy fire.

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Parapet

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18
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A projecting course of stones below the parapet of a rampart.

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Cordon

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19
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A ledge between the exterior slope of a rampart and the moat of a fortification.

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Berm or Berme

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20
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A broad embankment of earth raised as a fortification around a place and usually surmounted by a parapet.

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Rampart

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21
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A steep mound of earth surrounded by a ditch and surmounted by a timber stockade and tower.

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Motte

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22
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A Norman Castle of the 10th through 12th centuries, consisting of a motte placed within a bailey.

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Motte and Bailey

23
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The outer wall of a castle or the courtyard enclosed by it.

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Bailey

24
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A fence of pales set firmly in the ground for enclosure or defense,

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Palisade

25
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A pointed stick or stake.

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Pale

26
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A small tower forming part of a larger structure, frequently beginning some distance above the ground.

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Turret or Tourelle

27
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A small overhanging turret on a wall or tower, often at a corner or near a gateway.

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Bartizan

28
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The innermost and strongest structure or tower of a medieval castle, used as a place of residence, esp. in times of siege.

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Keep or Donjon

29
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A subordinate or private place of worship or prayer within a larger complex.

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Chapel

30
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A fortified group of buildings usually dominating the surrounding country and held by a prince or noble in feudal times.

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Castle

31
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A fortress in a commanding position in or near a city, used in the control of the inhabitants and in defense during attack or siege.

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Citadel

32
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An open space within or between the walls of a castle.

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Ward

33
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An outwork on the approach to a castle or town, esp. a watchtower at the gate or drawbridge.

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Barbican or Barbacan

34
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A fortified wall encircling a castle or town, or the place so enclosed.

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Enceinte

35
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A parapet having a regular alternation of merlons and crenels, originally for defense but later used as a decorative motif.

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Battlement or Embattlement

36
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A lady’s private chamber in a medieval castle.

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Bower

37
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A small rear door or gate to a fort or castle.

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Postern

38
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The privy of a medieval castle or monastery.

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Necessarium or Garderobe

39
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A temporary wooden fortification in medieval architecture, erected at the top of a wall during a siege.

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Brattice

40
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A continous gangway providing a means of communication behind the rampart of a fortified wall.

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Chemin-de-ronde

41
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A projecting gallery or parapet at the top of a castle wall, supported by a corbeled arches and having openings in the floor through which stones, molten lead, or boilding oil could be cast upon an enemy beneath.

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Machicolation

42
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A large hall serving as the main or central gathering space of a castle.

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Great hall

43
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A darkm often underground prison or cell, as in a medieval castle.

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Dungeon

44
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A secret dungeon having an opening only in the ceiling, through which prisoners were dropped.

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Oubliette

45
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One of the solid parts between the crenels of a battlements.

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Merlon

46
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Any of the open spaces alternating with the merlons of a battlement.

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Crenel

47
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Having battlements.

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Crenelated

48
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An opening, such as a loophole or crenel, through which missiles may be discharged.

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Embrasure

49
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A small aperture in the wall of a medieval castle used as a window or loophole.

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Eyelet, Oillet, Oyelet

50
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A small or narrow opening in a wall of a fortification for the discharge of missiles.

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Loophole

51
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A bridge that can be raised, let down, or drawn aside to prevent access or to permit passage beneath it.

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Drawbridge

52
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A strong grating of iron or timber hung over the gateway of a fortified place in such a way that it could be lowered quickly to prevent passage.

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Portcullis

53
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A broad, deep ditch, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified town, fortress, or castle as protection against assault.

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Moat

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