épaulement

[ French ey-pohl-mahn ]

noun,plural é·paule·ments

[French ey-pohl-mahn]. /French eɪ poʊlˈmɑ̃/. Ballet.

a position in which the shoulders are at right angles to the direction of the supporting leg, with one shoulder thrust forward and one back.

Origin of épaulement

1680–90; <French, equivalent to épaule (see epaulet) + -ment-ment

Some of the enemy, advancing from the epaulement, proceeded in pursuit, but were checked by the apparition of the Guards.
The British Expedition to the Crimea | William Howard Russell
On either side, from behindPg 136 a sandbag epaulement, a 12-pounder and a Maxim thrust forth vigilant eyes.
From Capetown to Ladysmith | G. W. Steevens
For the second has landed just over and behind the epaulement.
From Capetown to Ladysmith | G. W. Steevens
On the epaulement above the outer trench something moved, probably a sentry.
Cardigan | Robert W. Chambers
We fortified the post by an epaulement or two for cannon, high up on the hillside covering the ferry and the road up New River.
Military Reminiscences of the Civil War V1 | Jacob Dolson Cox

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