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star fortress
Noun
a fortification composed of many projecting triangular bastions (usually from five to eight), specifically designed to cover each other; first seen in the mid-15th century in Italy.
synonym
bastion fort
star fort
star-shaped fortress
trace italienne
hypernym
fort
fortress
mero part
bastion
crownwork
hornwork
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