Cavin

In fortification, a cavin is a hollow way, adapted to cover troops, and facilitate their approach to a place.

For caveolar coat protein cell pockets, see Caveolae.

Sources
  • Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. 1913.


gollark: I've decided to redesign it using the xkcd color list
gollark: Maybe dark cyan would be good.
gollark: I have one with 0.1 BAN™.
gollark: Well, if you think about it, consuming electricity would spite your parents.
gollark: ++delete <@319753218592866315> (unnecessary deletions of messages?)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.