terreplein
the top platform or horizontal surface of a rampart where guns are mounted.
Origin of terreplein
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How to use terreplein in a sentence
They had now demolished all of the wall that rose above the terreplein, and talked of making a general assault.
Also the use of shrapnel made it impossible for troops to find cover on the terreplein of a work some distance behind the parapet.
The terreplein of each of these works was sunk, so that the loopholes were within one foot and a half of the level of the ditch.
The Story of the Zulu Campaign | Waller AsheThe parapets were raised, extra traverses erected, and the terreplein sunk.
The Story of the Zulu Campaign | Waller AsheAn oblique or sloping interior road to mount the terreplein of the rampart.
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British Dictionary definitions for terreplein
/ (ˈtɛəˌpleɪn) /
the top of a rampart where guns are placed behind the parapet
an embankment with a level top surface
Origin of terreplein
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