salients

noun

SaySAY-lee-uhntsUS · UK/ˈseɪ.li.ənts/AUS/ˈsæɪ.li.ənts/

1 meaning of salients

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noun
Plural of salient.
Exposed on three sides, the salients along the front line suffered the heaviest shelling of the war.
Geologists mapped a series of salients where the thrust belt bulges outward toward the plain.

salients is a form of salient

salient, noun: A part of a defensive line, fortification, or territory that projects outward beyond the rest of the line or border. Full entry

Forms: salientsalients plural
Spelling: salient → salients: add -s
Sound: The ending sounds like /s/.

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