Projecting outwardly; as, a salient angle; -- opposed to reëntering. See Illust. of Bastion.
A salient angle or part; a projection.
For the purposes of this book a pronounced geographical bulge into the territory of the opposing side. When not prefixed by a name, 'Salient' was often understood to be the Ypres Salient, which existed from late 1914 to 1918 and was probably the best known. [Go to source
Wall projection, arrowhead.
(military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy
(of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees
a protrusion in a geometric figure, a line of battle, or an expanding weather front
a significant piece of land that juts out into enemy held territory
An angle pointing outwards from a fortification.
Coastal formation of beach material developed by wave refraction and diffraction and longshore drift comprising a bulge in the coastline towards an offshore island or breakwater, but not connected to it as in the case of a tombolo.
A salient is an area of a defensive line or fortification that protrudes beyond the main works. In the Civil War, it extended closest to an enemy's position and usually invited an attack. Generals erected salients primarily to cover dominating ground beyond their entrenchments.
A part of a defensive line of works or a fortification that juts out from the main line towards the enemy. It is easiest to defend a line with no salients, because they stick out and are vulnerable to attack.
an angular work which projects outward from the interior.
area of the line of trenches which jutted out into no man's land and was exposed to enemy attack
a portion of a system of earthworks that protruded or bulged outward toward the enemy.
A "salient" is an outward projecting part of a line of defense. The "bulge" in the Battle of the Bulge (1945) in World War II was a German salient projecting fifty miles into Allied lines in Belgium.
In a castle, it is an outwardly projecting part of the fortification. On a battlefield, a salient projects into the enemies territory leaving the salient exposed to attack on three sides.