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\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.
\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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