Associations to the word «Glacis»

Wiktionary

GLACIS, noun. (military) A gentle incline in front of a fortification.
GLACIS, noun. (military) The angled armour plate on the front of a tank; glacis plate.
GLACIS, noun. (geomorphology) An erosional or depositional landform, with little slope.
GLACIS, noun. (postal service) A device for sorting mail which slides parcels across a sloped surface.
GLACIS, proper noun. An administrative district in Seychelles

Wise words

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery