terreplein

American  

[ter-pleyn, ter-uh-] / ˈtɛrˌpleɪn, ˈtɛr ə- /

noun

Fortification.

1. the top platform or horizontal surface of a rampart where guns are mounted.

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terreplein British  

/ ˈtɛəˌpleɪn /

noun

1. the top of a rampart where guns are placed behind the parapet

2. an embankment with a level top surface

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Etymology

Origin of terreplein

1585–95; < French < Italian terrapieno, derivative of terrapienare to fill with earth; terra, plenum

Example Sentences

Also the use of shrapnel made it impossible for troops to find cover on the terreplein of a work some distance behind the parapet.

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They had now demolished all of the wall that rose above the terreplein, and talked of making a general assault.

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But the remaining side, toward the land, has some heights; and the ground is such that a trench can be opened up to the wall, which has no terreplein.

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In fortification, a bastion of which the terreplein or interior terrace is not continued beyond a certain distance to the rear of the parapet, and thus leaves a central area at a lower level.

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The latter has no terreplein, and is seven palmos in height.

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