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