n.
A platform or level ground surface on which heavy guns are mounted.
[French terreplein, from Italian terrapieno, from terrapienare, to fill with earth : terra, earth (from Latin) + pieno, full (from Latin plēnus).]
terreplein
| Dictionary: ter·re·plein |
(tĕr'ə-plān')
n.
A platform or level ground surface on which heavy guns are mounted.
n.
A platform or level ground surface on which heavy guns are mounted.
| Architecture: terreplein |
An earth embankment, flattened at the top.
| WordNet: terreplein |
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
level space where heavy guns can be mounted behind the parapet at the top of a rampart
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