REVETEMENT

, in Fortification, a strong wall built on the outside of the rampart and parapet, to support the earth, and prevent its rolling into the ditch.

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Entry taken from A Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary, by Charles Hutton, 1796.

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RETICULA
RETIRED Flank
RETROGRADATION
RETROGRADE
RETROGRESSION
* REVETEMENT
REVOLUTION
REYNEAU (Charles-Rene)
RHABDOLOGY
RHETICUS (George Joachim)
RHOMB Solid