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pentagon
/ˈpɛn.təˌɡɑn/
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What does pentagon mean?
noun
- A polygon with five sides and five angles.
- A fort with five bastions.
proper noun
- The headquarters of the United States Department of Defense.
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proper noun
- The United States Department of Defense.
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IPA pronunciation
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Three place themselves at the corner of an equilateral triangle, four at those of a square, and five form a pentagon.
The walls of the pentagon were from four to six feet high.
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But, about three centuries afterwards, the Law decided that in all towns containing a population above ten thousand, the angle of a Pentagon was the smallest house-angle that could be allowed consistently with the public safety.