noun (plural ~) Etymology: French, from glacer to freeze, slide Date: 1672 1. a gentle slope ; incline , a slope that runs downward from a fortification, buffer state
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Meaning of GLACIS in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012