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ravelin
[ rav-lin ]
noun
Fortification.
- a V -shaped outwork outside the main ditch and covering the works between two bastions.
ravelin
/ ˈ°ùæ±¹±ôɪ²Ô /
noun
- fortifications an outwork having two embankments at a salient angle
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of ravelin1
1580–90; < Middle French, earlier revelin < Italian rivellino, diminutive of riva bank, rim
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of ravelin1
C16: from Italian ravellino a little bank, from riva bank, from Latin °ùÄ«±è²¹
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“We have white crosses marking the sides of the roads, and seeing those is the closest connection that many people will feel to this crisis,†said Paul Ravelin, a State Police patrol commander in Vermont, which saw fatalities jump 32% last year.
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Paul Ravelin and other officers stopped to revive Buck with CPR and shocks from a defibrillator.
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Paramedics say Ravelin and other first responders’ actions kept Buck’s blood flowing until he could receive hospital treatment.
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Homeland Security for the robots, Ravelin said.
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Paul Ravelin, another squad member.
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