terreplein

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Noun

terreplein (plural terrepleins)

1. (obsolete military) The sloping earthen embankment behind a defensive wall.
2. (military) The level platform atop a wall, typically protected by a parapet and (strictly) distinguished from the slightly higher banquette used by its defenders.
3. (military) Any level base used by artillery in the field.
4. (civil engineering) Any earthen embankment with a broad level top, such as those used for a canal elevated above a valley floor.

Synonyms

• (sloping earthen embankment) talus

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