A coupure is a means of closing an opening in a wall, floodwall or levee (dike). The word comes from the french verb couper which means to cut. In historic times a coupure was a location where a breach in the city walls or the walls of a fortress was closed. In more modern times a coupure is a way of allowing traffic to pass a flood protection str...
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• (n.) A passage cut through the glacis to facilitate sallies by the besieged.
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Cou·pure' noun [ French, from
couper to cut.]
(Fort.) A passage cut through the glacis to facilitate sallies by the besieged.
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In fortifications, a coupure is a passage cut through the glacis to facilitate sallies by the defenders when besieged.
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