mantlet
/ˈmantlɪt
/(also mantelet)
noun
1 historical A woman’s short, loose sleeveless cloak or shawl.
2A bulletproof screen on a military vehicle.There are numerous differences between early production T - 54 vehicles and later models with some having a wider mantlet and turret undercut at the rear....
- The TK 105 and TML 105 turrets use a mantlet sight, which is firmly linked to the movements of the gun for firing accuracy.
2.1 historical A movable shelter or screen used to protect soldiers.He knew how to cut off water to besieged fortifications, and how to construct bridges, mantlets, scaling ladders, and other instruments.
Origin
Late Middle English: from Old French mantelet, diminutive of mantel 'mantle'.