Glossary entry

Hungarian term or phrase:

fül nélküli bástya

English translation:

bastion without orillon, bastion with no orillon

Added to glossary by Szilvia Torma
Sep 29, 2020 09:31
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Hungarian term

fül nélküli bástya

Hungarian to English Other History Várépítészet
Alaprajza észak-déli irányban megnyúlt téglalap, melyből öt fül nélküli bástya ugrott elő.

A füles bástyát megtaláltam: bastion fort or trace italienne, de a fületlennel nem boldogulok. Köszönöm!

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bastion without orillon, bastion with no orillon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orillon
"An orillon (link below), sometimes referred to as an orillion, is an architectural element of a fortification. It is an ear-shaped masonry projection from the end of the face of a bastion."

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/orillon
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/Orillon
From French [Term?] (literally “little ear”), from oreille (“an ear”), from Latin oricula, auricula, diminutive of auris (“an ear”). See ear.

"A semicircular projection made at the shoulder of a bastion for the purpose of covering the retired flank, found in old fortresses."



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Én is köszönöm.
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agree Erzsébet Czopyk : ez de szép találat volt! Nade kérem, kakas az a tyúk!
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Köszönöm. Vak tyúk is talál szemet. :)
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