EPAULEMENT

Etymology

Noun

epaulement (plural epaulements)

A barricade of heaped earth for protection from gunfire.

(ballet) A position in which one shoulder is thrust forward and the other back, and the torso turned at a right angle to the supporting leg.

Source: Wiktionary


E*paule"ment, n. Etym: [F. épaulement.] (Fort.)

Definition: A side work, made of gabions, fascines, or bags, filled with earth, or of earth heaped up, to afford cover from the flanking fire of an enemy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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