terreplein

[ ter-pleyn, ter-uh- ]

noun

, Fortification.

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

terreplein

/ ˈtɛəˌpleɪn /

noun

1. the top of a rampart where guns are placed behind the parapet
2. an embankment with a level top surface

Word History and Origins

Origin of terreplein¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of terreplein¹

C16: from French, from Medieval Latin phrase terrā plēnus filled with earth

Example Sentences

At the salient of the bastion there is a mortar battery under the rampart, and a casemated traverse for howitzers upon the terreplein.

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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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