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lunette noun

  /ljuːˈnɛt/ , /luːˈnɛt/
  • (architectural element) A small opening in a vaulted roof of a circular or crescent shape. [from 17th c.]
  • (architectural element) A crescent-shaped recess or void in the space above a window or door. [from 18th c.] a lunette in the Thomas Jefferson building of the US Library of Congress
  • (fortifications) A field work consisting of two projecting faces forming a wedge each of which extends from one of two parallel flanks. [from 18th c.] two kinds of lunette fortification
 люнет
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