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TERREPLEIN
terreplein
(noun) level space where heavy guns can be mounted behind the parapet at the top of a rampart
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
terreplein (plural terrepleins)
(obsolete military) The sloping earthen embankment behind a defensive wall.
(military) The level platform atop a wall, typically protected by a parapet and (strictly) distinguished from the slightly higher banquette used by its defenders.
(military) Any level base used by artillery in the field.
(civil engineering) Any earthen embankment with a broad level top, such as those used for a canal elevated above a valley floor.
Synonyms
• (sloping earthen embankment): talus
Source: Wiktionary
Terre"plein`, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. terra earth + planus even, level, plain.] (Fort.)
Definition: The top, platform, or horizontal surface, of a rampart, on which the cannon are placed. See Illust. of Casemate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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