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Meaning of TERREPLEIN

Pronunciation:  'tehpleyn

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  level space where heavy guns can be mounted behind the parapet at the top of a rampart
 

TERREPLEIN is a 10 letter word that starts with T.

 

 See Also: space

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Terre"plein\, n. (Civ. Engin.)
    An embankment of earth with a broad level top, which is
    sometimes excavated to form a continuation of an elevated
    canal across a valley.
    
    
  2. \Terre"plein`\, n. [F., fr. L. terra earth + planus
    even, level, plain.] (Fort.)
    The top, platform, or horizontal surface, of a rampart, on
    which the cannon are placed. See Illust. of {Casemate}.
    
    
 

 

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