Re-entrant corners - Corners with angles pointing inwards.
Regulus - The short band between the tenia and guttae on a Doric entablature.
Rendering - The plastering of an outer wall.
Re-entrant - Recessed; opposite of salient.
Refectory - Communal dining hall.
Relieving arch - Arch built up in a wall to relieve thrust on another opening.
re-entrant corners: corners with angles pointing inward.
refectory: the dining hall of a monastery.
reinforced concrete: concrete strengthened by an inner core of steel wire, making it equally effective in tension and compression.
Re-entrant angle
- an internal angle. Architectural features are often described as such ie re-entrant porch.
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Re-entrant: An inward facing angle, opposite to a salient.
Re-entering angle: An angle formed by a line of fortification with its apex turned away from the besiegers and towards the centre of the place.
Re-entrant - recessed; opposite of salient.
Reeve - peasant appointed as supervisor of work on the lord's land.
Refectory - communal dining hall.
Relieving arch - arch built up in a wall to relieve thrust on another opening.
angle that points outward (opposite of re-entrant)
Sally-port
side gate for defenders to go out on an attack; the postern was often used for this purpose ...
 See also: Doorway, Castle, Vault, Salient, Parapet
  
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