Definition of glacis in English:

glacis

noun ˈɡlasiˈɡlasɪs

1A bank sloping down from a fort which exposes attackers to the defenders' missiles.
Example sentencesExamples
- Abutting the glacis of the Acropolis at Athens is the great theatre of Dionysis.
- Its purpose was that of a glacis of an ancient castle.
- Built in the glacis style, there is no berm but a continuous 11 m. slope from the ditch bottom to the bank top.
- On 21 May, having sapped up to the glacis of the city ramparts, which heavy bombardment had almost made untenable, Versaillais troops entered the city.
Synonyms
hill, hillside, hillock, bank, rise, escarpment, scarp
2also glacis plateA sloping piece of armour plate protecting part of a vehicle.
Example sentencesExamples
- If it is pushed out of alignment by the glacis plate, it will detonate the mine underneath the belly of the AFV.
- The glacis plate and nose of the hull have been upgraded with the addition of passive armour and the turret has been fitted with stand-off armour.
- Other changes included adding a gun shield, a searchlight, an antipersonnel round, and belly armor that extended from the lower front glacis to about the middle of the vehicle.

Origin

Late 17th century: from French, from Old French glacier 'to slip', from glace 'ice', based on Latin glacies.

Rhymes

Onassis

Definition of glacis in US English:

glacis

noun

A gently sloping bank, in particular one that slopes down from a fort, exposing attackers to the defenders' missiles.
Example sentencesExamples
- Built in the glacis style, there is no berm but a continuous 11 m. slope from the ditch bottom to the bank top.
- On 21 May, having sapped up to the glacis of the city ramparts, which heavy bombardment had almost made untenable, Versaillais troops entered the city.
- Its purpose was that of a glacis of an ancient castle.
- Abutting the glacis of the Acropolis at Athens is the great theatre of Dionysis.
Synonyms
hill, hillside, hillock, bank, rise, escarpment, scarp

Origin

Late 17th century: from French, from Old French glacier ‘to slip’, from glace ‘ice’, based on Latin glacies.

单词	glacis
释义	Definition of glacis in English: glacis noun ˈɡlasiˈɡlasɪs 1A bank sloping down from a fort which exposes attackers to the defenders' missiles. Example sentencesExamples Abutting the glacis of the Acropolis at Athens is the great theatre of Dionysis. Its purpose was that of a glacis of an ancient castle. Built in the glacis style, there is no berm but a continuous 11 m. slope from the ditch bottom to the bank top. On 21 May, having sapped up to the glacis of the city ramparts, which heavy bombardment had almost made untenable, Versaillais troops entered the city. Synonyms hill, hillside, hillock, bank, rise, escarpment, scarp 2also glacis plateA sloping piece of armour plate protecting part of a vehicle. Example sentencesExamples If it is pushed out of alignment by the glacis plate, it will detonate the mine underneath the belly of the AFV. The glacis plate and nose of the hull have been upgraded with the addition of passive armour and the turret has been fitted with stand-off armour. Other changes included adding a gun shield, a searchlight, an antipersonnel round, and belly armor that extended from the lower front glacis to about the middle of the vehicle. Origin Late 17th century: from French, from Old French glacier 'to slip', from glace 'ice', based on Latin glacies. Rhymes Onassis Definition of glacis in US English: glacis noun A gently sloping bank, in particular one that slopes down from a fort, exposing attackers to the defenders' missiles. Example sentencesExamples Built in the glacis style, there is no berm but a continuous 11 m. slope from the ditch bottom to the bank top. On 21 May, having sapped up to the glacis of the city ramparts, which heavy bombardment had almost made untenable, Versaillais troops entered the city. Its purpose was that of a glacis of an ancient castle. Abutting the glacis of the Acropolis at Athens is the great theatre of Dionysis. Synonyms hill, hillside, hillock, bank, rise, escarpment, scarp Origin Late 17th century: from French, from Old French glacier ‘to slip’, from glace ‘ice’, based on Latin glacies.
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