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What (who) is redan$515621$ - definition
CENSUS-DESIGNATED PLACE IN DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Redan, GA
Redan
!["Cascalho" Redan in the city walls of [[Elvas]], [[Portugal]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Redente do Cascalho, Elvas, Portugal.JPG?width=200 "\"Cascalho\" Redan in the city walls of [[Elvas]], [[Portugal]]")
![Qala]], [[Malta]], with a redan containing the entrance](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Saint Anthony's Battery 1.jpg?width=200 "Qala]], [[Malta]], with a redan containing the entrance")
FEATURE IN FORTIFICATIONS, A RAMPART SHAPED LIKE THE LETTER V, WITH ITS APEX TOWARD THE ENEMY
Redan hole; Redans
Redan (a French word for "projection", "salient") is a feature of fortifications. It is a work in a V-shaped salient angle towards an expected attack.
Redan
FEATURE IN FORTIFICATIONS, A RAMPART SHAPED LIKE THE LETTER V, WITH ITS APEX TOWARD THE ENEMY
Redan hole; Redans
·noun A step or vertical offset in a wall on uneven ground, to keep the parts level.
II. Redan ·noun A work having two parapets whose faces unite so as to form a salient angle toward the enemy.
redan
FEATURE IN FORTIFICATIONS, A RAMPART SHAPED LIKE THE LETTER V, WITH ITS APEX TOWARD THE ENEMY
Redan hole; Redans
[r?'dan]
¦ noun an arrow-shaped embankment as part of a fortification.
Origin
C17: from Fr., from redent 'notching (of a saw)', from re- 'again' (expressing repetition) + dent 'tooth'.
Wikipedia
Redan, Georgia
Redan is a census-designated place (CDP) in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a total population of 31,749. It is a predominantly African American community in eastern DeKalb County, and is a suburb of Atlanta.
According to tradition, the name "Redan" is an amalgamation of the names of two early settlers: N. M. Reid and Annie Alford. Redan High School is located in Redan CDP, and Lithonia High School was formerly in the Redan CDP.
