transcription, транскрипция: [ gla-ˈsē, ˈgla-sē ]
noun
( plural glacis -ˈsēz, -sēz)
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