单词 | terreplein |
释义 | terreplein/ˈtɛːpleɪn![]() noun chiefly historical A level space where a battery of guns is mounted.Guns usually stood on a flat terreplein, shooting over a wide earth parapet which was intended to absorb incoming fire, although they might also fire through splayed embrasures, or be housed in vaulted casemates on a lower storey....
OriginLate 16th century (denoting a sloping bank behind a rampart): from French terre-plein, from Italian terrapieno 'filled with earth'. Rhymes |
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