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salients

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

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of salient. Use it for more than one part of a line or border that sticks out.

    The soldiers held two salients that pushed deep into enemy land.

    The old map shows small salients where the border bends into the next state.

salients is a form of salient

salient, noun: A part of a battle line or of a region's land that sticks out beyond the rest. Full entry

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

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