What is another word for Demilune?

Pronunciation: [dˈɛmɪlˌuːn] (IPA)

The term "demilune" refers to a crescent shape or a half-moon shape. It is most often used to describe furniture pieces that have a half-moon shape such as console tables or sideboards. However, there are several synonyms for the word demilune that can be used interchangeably like crescent, sickle-shaped, half-moon, and semicircular. These synonyms help to describe objects shaped similarly to this half-moon shape or with an arc-shaped section. Understanding and using synonyms is an essential part of improving one's vocabulary and assisting in effective communication. So, the next time you need to describe a demilune-shaped object, you can use any of these synonyms to diversify your description.

What are the hypernyms for Demilune?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Demilune

Their main hope now was in a fortification which they had been constructing inside the Brussels gate-a Demilune of considerable strength.
"Project Gutenberg History of The Netherlands, 1555-1623, Complete"
John Lothrop Motley
As it was sixty feet wide and as many deep, and lay directly beneath the guns of the new Demilune, the enterprise was sufficiently hazardous.
"Project Gutenberg History of The Netherlands, 1555-1623, Complete"
John Lothrop Motley
Alexander, unharmed, as by a miracle, never left the spot till the bridge had been constructed, and till ten great guns had been carried across it, and pointed against the Demilune.
"Project Gutenberg History of The Netherlands, 1555-1623, Complete"
John Lothrop Motley

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