TERREPLEIN


Meaning of TERREPLEIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈter-ə-ˌplān ]

noun

Etymology: Middle French, from Old Italian terrapieno, from Medieval Latin terraplenum, from terra plenus filled with earth

Date: 1591

: the level space behind a parapet of a rampart where guns are mounted

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.