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That part of the rampart and parapet which is between two bastions or two gates. See Illustrations of Ravelin and Bastion.
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That part of a wall of a building which is between two pavilions, towers, etc.
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In military architecture, a wall.
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The wall of a fort between two bastions.
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Main wall surrounding a fort.
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straight wall of a fortification
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the main defensive wall of a fortification, usually split into sections, which are then also called curtains, by turrets or bastions.
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main wall of a defensive work or the part of a rampart between two bastions
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That part of the rampart or wall between two bastions or two gates.
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The wall of a fortification between bastions, towers, or other crossfire projections.
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Those portions of a fortified wall which connect adjacent flanking-towers.
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A connecting wall 'hung' between towers of a castle.
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a section of a bastioned fortification that lies between two bastions.
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or Curtain Wall - a straight line of parapet that connected two bastions or artillery strong points, technically with an exterior ditch.
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