redan

ʁədɑ̃

Definition

Definition of redan - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

architecture

TECH.

palier fait dans un mur construit sur un terrain en pente

TECH.

Le maçon a créé plusieurs redans pour suivre la pente du terrain.

décalage

palier

fortification

Dated

ligne défensive formant des angles pour protéger une fortification

Dated

Les redans du fort permettaient de surveiller tous les angles d'attaque.

bastion

hydravion

TECH.

cassure sous la coque d'un hydravion qui aide au décollage

TECH.

Le redan de l'hydravion facilite sa sortie de l'eau au décollage.

cassure

marche

nucléaire

TECH.

structure séparant les zones chaude et froide dans un réacteur nucléaire

TECH.

Le redan du réacteur maintient la séparation thermique nécessaire.

barrière

séparateur

figuré

Rare

dernier recours ou position de repli dans une situation difficile

Rare

Cette solution reste notre dernier redan en cas d'échec.

dernier recours

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palier fait dans un mur construit sur un terrain en pente

Origin of redan

français, redan (mot d'origine suédoise signifiant 'angle')

Examples of redan in a sentence

Le sentier monte en plusieurs redans pour faciliter la montée.
Un redan protège l'entrée principale du bastion.
Les soldats se sont retranchés derrière le redan.
Le redan est visible sous la coque de l’appareil.
Les ingénieurs vérifient l’état du redan avant chaque vol.
Le redan empêche la contamination entre les compartiments.

Des techniciens inspectent régulièrement le redan du circuit primaire.
Le redan du plan sera activé si tout échoue.
Ils ont gardé un redan financier pour les urgences.

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English:setback, redan, ...
German:Versatz, Redan, ...
Italian:redan, gradino, ...
Spanish:escalón de muro, redán, ...
Portuguese:recuo, redente, ...
Chinese:阶梯平台, 角堡, ...
Japanese:段差, 稜堡, ...
Arabic:ردان, ردن, ...
Hebrew:מִדְרֵגַת קִיר, רֶדָן, ...
Russian:уступ, выступ, ...
Ukrainian:уступ, ступінь під днищем, ...
Catalan:replà, redan, ...
Danish:afsats, redan, ...
Dutch:afstap, stap, ...
Greek:αυλάκι, ρετάν, ...
Khmer:ជាន់ថយក្នុងជញ្ជាំងលើដីជម្រាល, ជួរការពាររាងមុំ, ...
Korean:벽의 단차, 레당, ...
Polish:uskok, redan, ...
Portuguese (BR):ressalto, redan, ...
Romanian:redan, barieră termică, ...
Swedish:avsats, redan, ...
Thai:ขั้นผนัง, แนวป้องกันรูปฟันปลา, ...
Turkish:kademe, redan, ...
Vietnamese:bậc giật cấp, lõm phòng ngự, ...

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Definition of redan - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

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