Definitions for: Terreplein

[n] level space where heavy guns can be mounted behind the parapet at the top of a rampart

Webster (1913) Definition: 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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