Definition of roundel Roundel

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We found 16 definitions of roundel from 5 different sources.

What does roundel mean?

Noun Plural: roundels
roundel - round piece of armor plate that protects the armpit
		armor plate, armor plating, armour plate, plate armor, plate armour specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire
roundel - English form of rondeau having three triplets with a refrain after the first and third
roundel - (heraldry) a charge in the shape of a circle; "a hollow roundel"
		annulet
		armorial bearing, heraldic bearing, bearing, charge a rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily

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roundel (Noun)
Anything having a round form; a round figure; a circle.
roundel (Noun)
A roundelay or rondelay.
roundel (Noun)
A small circular shield, sometimes not more than a foot in diameter, used by soldiers in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.
roundel (Noun)
A circular spot; a charge in the form of a small coloured circle.
roundel (Noun)
A circular insignia painted on an aircraft to identify its nationality or service.
roundel (Noun)
A bastion of a circular form.

roundel (a.)
A rondelay.
roundel (a.)
Anything having a round form; a round figure; a circle.
roundel (a.)
A small circular shield, sometimes not more than a foot in diameter, used by soldiers in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.
roundel (a.)
A circular spot; a sharge in the form of a small circle.
roundel (a.)
A bastion of a circular form.

roundel
Was a shield used by the Norman soldiers. The word is also applied to the semicircular bastions in early fortification, as introduced by Albert Dürer. This bastion consisted of a semicircle of masonry about 300 feet in diameter, containing roomy casemates for the troops, and for artillery and musketry, with which the ditch and curtains were flanked.