TERREPLEIN


Meaning of TERREPLEIN in English

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

[ 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 ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.