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A semicircular or squared off projection made at the shoulder of a bastion for the purpose of covering the retired flank, found in old fortresses.
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History
From French orillon (literally “little ear”), from oreille (“an ear”), from Latin oricula, auricula, diminutive of auris (“an ear”). See ear.
