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单词 glacis
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
gla•cis  (glāsis, glasis),USA pronunciation n., pl. gla•cis (glāsēz, -siz, glasēz, -iz),USA pronunciation gla•cis•es. 
  1. Geographya gentle slope.
  2. [Fort.]a bank of earth in front of the counterscarp or covered way of a fort, having an easy slope toward the field or open country.
  • Middle French; akin to Old French glacier to slide; compare Latin glaciāre to make into ice; see glacé
  • 1665–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
glacis /ˈɡlæsɪs; ˈɡlæsɪ ˈɡleɪ-/ n ( pl -ises, -is / -iːz -ɪz/)
  1. a slight incline; slope
  2. an open slope in front of a fortified place
Etymology: 17th Century: from French, from Old French glacier to freeze, slip, from Latin glaciāre, from glaciēs ice
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