Noun: star fort
- A fortification composed of many projecting triangular bastions (usually from five to eight), specifically designed to cover each other; first seen in the mid-15th century in Italy
"Star forts were employed by Michelangelo in the defensive earthworks of Florence, and refined in the sixteenth century by Baldassare Peruzzi and Scamozzi";
- trace italienne, star-shaped fortress, bastion fort, star fortress
Derived forms: star forts
Encyclopedia: Star fort, Matara