GLACIS


Meaning of GLACIS in English

/glay"sis, glas"is/ , n. , pl. glacis /glay"seez, -siz, glas"eez, -iz/ , glacises .

1. a gentle slope.

2. Fort. a bank of earth in front of the counterscarp or covered way of a fort, having an easy slope toward the field or open country.

[ 1665-75; glacier to slide; cf. L glaciare to make into ice; see GLACÉ ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .