1) Rampart platform 2) Space
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Terreplein, or terre-plein — in fortifications is the top, platform, or horizontal surface, of a rampart, on which cannon are placed. In Martello towers, the roof or terreplein was sometimes surmounted with one or two cannon on a gun platform with a central pivot that enabled the guns to rotate up to 360 degrees. In civil engineering works, a te...
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top of a rampart where guns are mounted
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• (n.) An embankment of earth with a broad level top, which is sometimes excavated to form a continuation of an elevated canal across a valley. • (n.) The top, platform, or horizontal surface, of a rampart, on which the cannon are placed. See Illust. of Casemate.
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surface of rampart behind the parapet where guns are mounted
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Terre'plein noun (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.
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Terre'plein` noun [ French, from Latin
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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In fortifications, the terreplein was the top platform, or horizontal surface, of a rampart, on which the cannons were formerly placed.
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n] - level space where heavy guns can be mounted behind the parapet at the top of a rampart
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terreplein 1. A platform or level ground surface on which heavy guns are mounted behind the parapet at the top of a rampart. 2. The top of a rampart where guns are mounted.
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surface of rampart behind the parapet where guns are mounted
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noun level space where heavy guns can be mounted behind the parapet at the top of a rampart
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level space where heavy guns can be mounted behind the parapet at the top of a rampart
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