GLACIS


Meaning of GLACIS in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.