Associations to the word «Terreplein»

Wiktionary

TERREPLEIN, noun. (military) A level space, often at the top of a rampart, and behind a parapet, on which artillery can be mounted.
TERREPLEIN, noun. (civil engineering) An embankment of earth with a broad level top, sometimes excavated to form a continuation of an elevated canal across a valley.

Dictionary definition

TERREPLEIN, noun. Level space where heavy guns can be mounted behind the parapet at the top of a rampart.

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