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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
terreplein n 1: level space where heavy guns can be mounted behind the parapet at the top of a rampart | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Terreplein \Terre"plein`\, n. [F., fr. L. terra earth + planus even, level, plain.] 1. (Fort.) The top, platform, or horizontal surface, of a rampart, on which the cannon are placed. See Illust. of Casemate. [1913 Webster] 2. (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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] | ||
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