(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 3:43:38

Te*nail"lon (?), n. [F. See Tenaille.] Fort.

A work constructed on each side of the ravelins, to increase their strength, procure additional ground beyond the ditch, or cover the shoulders of the bastions.

 

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