GLACIS


Meaning of GLACIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈɡlæsɪs ]

n. (pl. same) a bank sloping down from a fort, on which attackers are exposed to the defenders' missiles etc. [F f. OF glacier to slip f. glace ice: see GLACIER]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.