CAPONIERES

Noun

caponieres

plural of caponiere

Source: Wiktionary


CAPONIERE

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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