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terrepleinenUK
ter·re·plein T0120700 (tĕr′ə-plān′)n. A platform or level ground surface on which heavy guns are mounted.
[French terreplein, from Italian terrapieno, from terrapienare, to fill with earth : terra, earth (from Latin; see ters- in Indo-European roots) + pieno, full (from Latin plēnus; see pelə- in Indo-European roots).]terreplein (ˈtɛəˌpleɪn) n1. (Fortifications) the top of a rampart where guns are placed behind the parapet2. (Fortifications) an embankment with a level top surface[C16: from French, from Medieval Latin phrase terrā plēnus filled with earth]terre•plein (ˈtɛrˌpleɪn, ˈtɛr ə-)
n. a level space behind the parapet of a rampart on which artillery was placed. [1585–95; < French < Italian terrapieno, derivative of terrapienare to fill with earth; see terra, plenum] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | terreplein - level space where heavy guns can be mounted behind the parapet at the top of a rampartspace - an area reserved for some particular purpose; "the laboratory's floor space" |
terrepleinenUK
terrepleinAn earth embankment, flattened at the top.terrepleinenUK
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