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Terreplein

Terreplein Meaning & Definition
Terreplein Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Terreplein?

[n] level space where heavy guns can be mounted behind the parapet at the top of a rampart

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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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