n.
Pronunciation: gla- ' s ē , ' gla-s ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural glacis \ - ' s ē z, -s ē z \
Etymology: French, from glacer to freeze, slide
Date: 1672
1 a : a gentle slope : INCLINE b : a slope that runs downward from a fortification
2 : BUFFER STATE also : BUFFER ZONE