Redan — (a French word for projection , salient ) is a term related to fortifications. It is a work in a V shaped salient angle toward an expected attack. It can be made from earthworks or other material. [ Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition… … Wikipedia
redan — [ rədɑ̃ ] n. m. • 1677; altér. de redent; de re et dent 1 ♦ Archit. Ouvrage de fortification composé de deux faces qui forment un angle saillant. (1743) Ressaut vertical ménagé de distance en distance dans un mur sur un terrain en pente. Ressaut… … Encyclopédie Universelle
redan — REDÁN, redane, s.n. 1. Lucrare simplă de fortificaţie, alcătuită dintr un zid în formă de unghi ieşit în afară, folosită în trecut pentru apărarea unei treceri. 2. Motiv decorativ sculptat în formă de dinţi alăturaţi, folosit în arhitectura… … Dicționar Român
Redan High School — is a public secondary school located in unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The school is south of the city of Stone Mountain.Redan was established in 1976 by the DeKalb County School System. The school s mascot is the Raider.… … Wikipedia
Redan, Victoria — Redan is a central suburb of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.Redan is immediately to the south of Ballarat central. The boundary of Redan is along Winter Street East, Pleasant Street, Sebastopol Street and Hill Street, on the north side; Yarrawee… … Wikipedia
Redan (disambiguation) — Redan may refer to one of the following*Redan, a fortification work in a V shaped salient angled toward an expected attack *Redan hole, a golf hole with a sloping, v shaped green, named after the fortification *Redan, Georgia, a town in the… … Wikipedia
Redan Apartments — (Мельбурн,Австралия) Категория отеля … Каталог отелей
Redan — Redan, GA U.S. Census Designated Place in Georgia Population (2000): 33841 Housing Units (2000): 12106 Land area (2000): 9.554174 sq. miles (24.745197 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.049571 sq. miles (0.128388 sq. km) Total area (2000): 9.603745 sq … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Redan, GA — U.S. Census Designated Place in Georgia Population (2000): 33841 Housing Units (2000): 12106 Land area (2000): 9.554174 sq. miles (24.745197 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.049571 sq. miles (0.128388 sq. km) Total area (2000): 9.603745 sq. miles (24 … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Redan — Re*dan (r?*d?n ), n. [F., for OF. redent a double notching or jagging, as in the teeth of a saw, fr. L. pref. re re + dens, dentis, a tooth. Cf. {Redented}.] [Written sometimes {redent} and {redens}.] 1. (Fort.) A work having two parapets whose… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Redan — Redan, 1) Absätze an Mauern, welche an dem Abhange eines Berges, z.B. bei Weinbergen, herablaufen; 2) leichtes Erdwerk in Form einer Flesche; Courtinen verbinden gewöhnlich diese einzelnen R s mit einander, u. dergleichen R s wurden bes. sonst… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon