Salient

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A salient, also known as a bulge, is a battlefield feature that projects into enemy territory. The salient is surrounded by the enemy on multiple sides, making the troops occupying the salient vulnerable.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article “Salient (military)”, under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Read the article on Wikipedia

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