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noun
- (military) an outwardly projecting part of a fortification, trench system, or line of defense
Translations: - French: saillant, saillie
(trans-mid)
adjective
- prominent, worthy of note; pertinent or relevant
- The article is not exhaustive, but it covers the points pretty well.
- (heraldry): Of an animal, usually a quadruped, depicted in a leaping posture.
Translations: - French: saillant
(trans-bottom)
(trans-top, in an heraldic posture)
(trans-mid)
Etymology: Latin salire (to leap)
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