CAPONIERE
Etymology
Noun
caponiere (plural caponieres)
(military, historical) A work made across or in the ditch, to protect it from the enemy, or to serve as a covered passageway.
Source: Wiktionary
Cap`o*niere", n. Etym: [F. caponnière, fr. Sp. caponera, orig., a cage for fattening capons, hence, a place of refuge; cf. It. capponiera. See Capon.] (Fort.)
Definition: A work made across or in the ditch, to protect it from the enemy, or to serve as a covered passageway.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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