The meaning of Glacis
Glacis – definition
nounA bank sloping down from a fort which exposes attackers to the defenders' missiles.
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Built in the glacis style, there is no berm but a continuous 11 m. slope from the ditch bottom to t…nounA sloping piece of armour plate protecting part of a vehicle.
Usage examples:
If it is pushed out of alignment by the glacis plate, it will detonate the mine underneath the bell…
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Word origin
late 17th century: from French, from Old French glacier ‘to slip’, from glace ‘ice’, based on Latin glacies .
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