lunette
noun
- a crescent-shaped figure or object
- a crescent-shaped opening in a vaulted roof to admit light
- a semicircular space, often containing a windowpane or a mural, above a door or window
- Mil. a projecting fieldwork consisting of two faces and two flanks
See lunette in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(lo͞o-nĕtˈ)
noun- Architecture
a. A small, circular or crescent-shaped opening in a vaulted roof.
b. A crescent-shaped or semicircular space, usually over a door or window, that may contain another window, a sculpture, or a mural.
- A fortification that has two projecting faces and two parallel flanks.
- A broad, low-lying, typically crescent-shaped mound of sandy or loamy matter that is formed by the wind, especially along the windward side of a lake basin.
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