Definitions for "Demilune"
A work constructed beyond the main ditch of a fortress, and in front of the curtain between two bastions, intended to defend the curtain; a ravelin. See Ravelin.
A crescentic mass of granular protoplasm present in the salivary glands.
1) A smaller version of a Lunette; 2) A Crescent or half-moon shaped outer work to protect a forts curtain wall or bastion.