About The Word Terreplein
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Terreplein
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What's The Definition Of Terreplein?
[n] level space where heavy guns can be mounted behind the parapet at the top of a rampart
Synonyms | Synonyms for Terreplein: Related Terms | Find terms related to Terreplein: See Also | space Terreplein In Webster's Dictionary \Terre"plein\, n. (Civ. Engin.)
An embankment of earth with a broad level top, which is
sometimes excavated to form a continuation of an elevated
canal across a valley.
\Terre"plein`\, n. [F., fr. L. terra earth + planus even, level, plain.] (Fort.) The top, platform, or horizontal surface, of a rampart, on which the cannon are placed. See Illust. of {Casemate}. |
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