terrepleinn.

Brit.

/ˈtɛːpleɪn/, U.S.

/ˈtɛrəˌpleɪn/

Forms: α. 1500s–1600s terraplene, 1600s terraplana, terraplane, teraplene, 1700s–1800s terraplain. β. 1500s terreplaine, 1700s–1800s terreplain, 1800s terrepleine, 1700s– terreplein.

Etymology: In α. < Italian terrapieno, in Spanish terrapleno , in same sense; compare Italian terrapienare , Spanish terraplenar , to fill up with earth, < terra earth + pieno ( < Latin plēnus ) full; in β. < corresponding French terreplein . Both in French and English, the second element was sometimes erroneously taken as Italian piano , French plain plane, flat, level (so in Littré), whence the former spellings -plain , -plane : compare sense 2 A form terrapin apparently < Italian terrapieno appears in French in 1567 (Godefroy Compl.); compare terreplein vb. at Derivatives below.

Fortification.

1. Originally, The talus or sloping bank of earth behind a wall or rampart; hence, the surface of a rampart behind the parapet; and strictly, the level space on which the guns are mounted, between the banquette and the inner talus.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > [noun] > ground behind rampart

terreplein1591

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > [noun] > firing platform for artillery

platform1535

battery1590

terreplein1591

barbette1823

α.

1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres v. 130 Vpon these Terraplenes should trees be planted.

1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres Gloss. 253 Terraplene, an Italian word,..the earth that is rampired and filled vp vnto the inside of any wall or bulwarke.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory (1905) iii. xvi. 100/1 The Terraplane or walk of the Rampire.

1689 G. Walker True Acct. Siege London-Derry 9 The outside Wall of Stone, or Battlements above the Terra-plene is not more than two Foot in thickness.

1712 J. James tr. A.-J. Dézallier d'Argenville Theory & Pract. Gardening 118 The Platform sustained by the Walls or Banks of the Terrasses..in Fortification, is call'd the Terra-plain.

1829 Sun 17 Sept. 1/5 The insignificance of their batteries and the smallness of their terraplains, which prevent cannons of large calibre being placed there.

1859 F. A. Griffiths Artillerist's Man. (1862) 260 The Terraplein is the upper part of the rampart, which remains after having constructed the parapet.

β. 1591 W. Garrard & R. Hitchcock Arte of Warre 317 If..you cannot make Trauerses vppon the Terreplaine, for that the Enemy doth hinder it.1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Terre-Plain, in Fortification, is the Platform or Horizontal Surface of the Rampart.1830 E. S. N. Campbell Dict. Mil. Sci. 88 The Banquette is placed behind this parapet, and the clear space left on the rampart, called its terrepleine, has been limited to about eighteen or twenty toises, terminated towards the town by a slope of 45°.1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) IV. 138/1 Bastions are termed ‘full’ when the interior is level with the terre-plein of the rampart on either side of it.in extended use.1848 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 99/2 I went out to the narrow terre-plain over the craig.

2. The level base (above, on, or below the natural surface of the ground) on which a battery is placed in field fortifications; sometimes, the natural surface of the ground (quots. 1669, 1756, 1756). [This latter use is manifestly connected with the mistaken derivation < plana, plaine, plain.]

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > [noun] > construction of defensive works > surface level of ground

terreplein1669

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > [noun] > natural surface of ground

terreplein1669

1669 P. Staynred Compend. Fortification 8 in S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. The Height of the Rampire..ought to be..18 Foot above the Terra Plana.

1756 Dict. Arts, etc. at Foundery of Bells They first dig a hole of a sufficient depth to contain the mould of the bell, together with the ear or cannon under ground, and six inches lower than the terreplain where the work is done.

1828 J. M. Spearman Brit. Gunner 37 Breaching batteries..must be sunk to such a depth that the terreplein of the covered-way may coincide with the soles of the embrazures.

1853 J. H. Stocqueler Mil. Encycl. 283/2 Terre-plein, in field fortification, the plane of site or level country around a work.

1884 Instr. Mil. Engin. (ed. 3) I. ii. 64 Batteries may be classed as follows, viz.: ‘Sunken batteries’, in which the terreplein is sunk below the surface of the ground. ‘Elevated batteries’, in which the terreplein is on or above the natural surface of the ground.

Derivatives

† ˈterreplein v. (corruptly terrapin) Obsolete rare to furnish with a terreplein.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > protect or surround with rampart [verb (transitive)] > provide with terreplein

terreplein1672

1672 in Fort St. George (Madras) Recds. Whither the Curtains of the Christian Town to bee strengthened and Terrapined.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	terreplein
释义	terrepleinn. Brit. /ˈtɛːpleɪn/, U.S. /ˈtɛrəˌpleɪn/ Forms: α. 1500s–1600s terraplene, 1600s terraplana, terraplane, teraplene, 1700s–1800s terraplain. β. 1500s terreplaine, 1700s–1800s terreplain, 1800s terrepleine, 1700s– terreplein. Etymology: In α. < Italian terrapieno, in Spanish terrapleno , in same sense; compare Italian terrapienare , Spanish terraplenar , to fill up with earth, < terra earth + pieno ( < Latin plēnus ) full; in β. < corresponding French terreplein . Both in French and English, the second element was sometimes erroneously taken as Italian piano , French plain plane, flat, level (so in Littré), whence the former spellings -plain , -plane : compare sense 2 A form terrapin apparently < Italian terrapieno appears in French in 1567 (Godefroy Compl.); compare terreplein vb. at Derivatives below. Fortification. 1. Originally, The talus or sloping bank of earth behind a wall or rampart; hence, the surface of a rampart behind the parapet; and strictly, the level space on which the guns are mounted, between the banquette and the inner talus. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > [noun] > ground behind rampart terreplein1591 society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > [noun] > firing platform for artillery platform1535 battery1590 terreplein1591 barbette1823 α. 1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres v. 130 Vpon these Terraplenes should trees be planted. 1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres Gloss. 253 Terraplene, an Italian word,..the earth that is rampired and filled vp vnto the inside of any wall or bulwarke. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory (1905) iii. xvi. 100/1 The Terraplane or walk of the Rampire. 1689 G. Walker True Acct. Siege London-Derry 9 The outside Wall of Stone, or Battlements above the Terra-plene is not more than two Foot in thickness. 1712 J. James tr. A.-J. Dézallier d'Argenville Theory & Pract. Gardening 118 The Platform sustained by the Walls or Banks of the Terrasses..in Fortification, is call'd the Terra-plain. 1829 Sun 17 Sept. 1/5 The insignificance of their batteries and the smallness of their terraplains, which prevent cannons of large calibre being placed there. 1859 F. A. Griffiths Artillerist's Man. (1862) 260 The Terraplein is the upper part of the rampart, which remains after having constructed the parapet. β. 1591 W. Garrard & R. Hitchcock Arte of Warre 317 If..you cannot make Trauerses vppon the Terreplaine, for that the Enemy doth hinder it.1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Terre-Plain, in Fortification, is the Platform or Horizontal Surface of the Rampart.1830 E. S. N. Campbell Dict. Mil. Sci. 88 The Banquette is placed behind this parapet, and the clear space left on the rampart, called its terrepleine, has been limited to about eighteen or twenty toises, terminated towards the town by a slope of 45°.1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) IV. 138/1 Bastions are termed ‘full’ when the interior is level with the terre-plein of the rampart on either side of it.in extended use.1848 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 99/2 I went out to the narrow terre-plain over the craig. 2. The level base (above, on, or below the natural surface of the ground) on which a battery is placed in field fortifications; sometimes, the natural surface of the ground (quots. 1669, 1756, 1756). [This latter use is manifestly connected with the mistaken derivation < plana, plaine, plain.] ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > [noun] > construction of defensive works > surface level of ground terreplein1669 society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > [noun] > natural surface of ground terreplein1669 1669 P. Staynred Compend. Fortification 8 in S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. The Height of the Rampire..ought to be..18 Foot above the Terra Plana. 1756 Dict. Arts, etc. at Foundery of Bells They first dig a hole of a sufficient depth to contain the mould of the bell, together with the ear or cannon under ground, and six inches lower than the terreplain where the work is done. 1828 J. M. Spearman Brit. Gunner 37 Breaching batteries..must be sunk to such a depth that the terreplein of the covered-way may coincide with the soles of the embrazures. 1853 J. H. Stocqueler Mil. Encycl. 283/2 Terre-plein, in field fortification, the plane of site or level country around a work. 1884 Instr. Mil. Engin. (ed. 3) I. ii. 64 Batteries may be classed as follows, viz.: ‘Sunken batteries’, in which the terreplein is sunk below the surface of the ground. ‘Elevated batteries’, in which the terreplein is on or above the natural surface of the ground. Derivatives † ˈterreplein v. (corruptly terrapin) Obsolete rare to furnish with a terreplein. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > protect or surround with rampart [verb (transitive)] > provide with terreplein terreplein1672 1672 in Fort St. George (Madras) Recds. Whither the Curtains of the Christian Town to bee strengthened and Terrapined. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1591
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