lunette Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun temporary fortification like a detached bastion
noun oval or circular opening; to allow light into a dome or vault
fenestella.

F., dim. of lune moon, L.luna. See Lune a crescent.

(Fort.) A fieldwork consisting of two faces, forming a salient angle, and two parallel flanks. See Bastion.
(Far.) A half horseshoe, which wants the sponge.
A kind of watch crystal which is more than ordinarily flattened in the center; also, a species of convexoconcave lens for spectacles.
A piece of felt to cover the eye of a vicious horse.
(Arch.) Any surface of semicircular or segmental form; especially, the piece of wall between the curves of a vault and its springing line.
An iron shoe at the end of the stock of a gun carriage.