TERREPLEIN

Meaning of TERREPLEIN in English

n. a level space where a battery of guns is mounted.

Etymology: orig. a sloping bank behind a rampart f. F terre-plein f. It. terrapieno f. terrapienare fill with earth f. terra earth + pieno f. L plenus full

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

TERREPLEIN — noun Etymology: Middle French, from Old Italian terrapieno, from Medieval Latin terraplenum, from terra plenus filled with earth Date: 1591 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TERREPLEIN — ˈterəˌplān noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French, from Old Italian terrapieno, from Medieval Latin terraplenum, from the phrase terrā …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TERREPLEIN — (n.) The top, platform, or horizontal surface, of a rampart, on which the cannon are placed. See Illust. of Casemate.
Английский словарь Webster
TERREPLEIN — (n.) An embankment of earth with a broad level top, which is sometimes excavated to form a continuation of an …
Английский словарь Webster
TERREPLEIN — ( n. ) The top, platform, or horizontal surface, of a rampart, on which the cannon are placed. See Illust. …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TERREPLEIN — /ter"playn', ter"euh-/ , n. Fort. the top platform or horizontal surface of a rampart where guns are mounted. [ 1585-95; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TERREPLEIN — noun Etymology: Middle French, from Old Italian terrapieno, from Medieval Latin terraplenum, from terra plenus filled with earth Date: 1591 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TERREPLEIN — noun the top, platform, or horizontal surface, of a rampart, on which the cannon are placed. ·see ·illust. of casemate. …
Webster English vocab
TERREPLEIN — [ 'tɛ:pleɪn ] ■ noun chiefly historical a level space where a battery of guns is mounted. Origin C16: from …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TERREPLEIN — [ter.re.plein] n [MF, fr. OIt terrapieno, fr. ML terraplenum, fr. terra plenus filled with earth] (1591): the level space behind …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TERREPLEIN — n. a level space where a battery of guns is mounted. [orig. a sloping bank behind a rampart f. F …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TERREPLEIN — n. a level space where a battery of guns is mounted. [ orig. a sloping bank behind a rampart f. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TERREPLEIN — n фр. орудийная площадка ( крепости и т. п. )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TERREPLEIN — (n) орудийная площадка
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
TERREPLEIN — n фр. орудийная площадка ( крепости и т. п. )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
TERREPLEIN — n фр. орудийная площадка ( крепости и т. п. )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TERREPLEIN — n. Pronunciation: ' ter- ə - ˌ pl ā n Function: noun Etymology: Middle French, from Old Italian terrapieno, from …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TERRAPLENO — terra·pleno n [Fortif.] terreplein; also: [R.R.] roadbed
Interlingua English vocab
BANQUETTE SLOPE — noun : the slope of earth connecting the banquette tread of a fortification with the terreplein or parade
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TRAVERSE — — traversable , adj. — traversal , n. — traverser , n. /trav"euhrs, treuh verrs"/ , v. , traversed, traversing …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

Oxford English vocab

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