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Noun Concept
Categories: Military terminology, Military tactics, Land warfare, Orienteering
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salient  Salients, re-entrants and pockets  cauldron  kettle  Counter-Salient
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(military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy WordNet 3.0
English:
military
territory
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(military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A salient is a battlefield feature that projects into enemy territory. Wikipedia
battlefield feature which projects into enemy territory Wikidata
IS A
projection
pocket
PART OF
line of battle
CATEGORY DOMAIN
military
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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salient
Wikipedia
EN
salient (military)
Wikidata
EN
Salients, re-entrants and pockets
Wikipedia Redirections
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cauldron (encirclement), Counter-Salient, kessel (cauldron), kettle (encirclement), pockets of resistance, Salient (military)

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