Re-dān', n.
(Sy-nop., § 130), n. [Written sometimes redent and redens.] [Fr. redan, for O. Fr. redent, a double notching or jagging, as in the teeth of a saw, from Lat. re, again, against, back, and dens, dentis, a tooth. See REDENTED.]
Redans.
Sense 1. (Fort.) A work having two faces, uniting so as to form a salient angle toward the enemy.
Sense 2. A projection in a wall on uneven ground to render it level. Craig.
