COUPURE

Etymology

Noun

coupure (plural coupures)

(fortification) A passage cut through the glacis to facilitate sallies by the besieged.

Source: Wiktionary


Cou*pure" (k-pr"), n. Etym: [F., fr. couper to cut.] (Fort.)

Definition: A passage cut through the glacis to facilitate sallies by the besieged. Wilhelm.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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