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terreplein

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10
Pronunciation
/ˈtɛɹəpleɪn/
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/ˈtɛɹəpleɪn/ · /ˈtɛə(ɹ)pleɪn/

Definition of terreplein

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (obsolete)The sloping earthen embankment behind a defensive wall.
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noun

  1. (obsolete)The sloping earthen embankment behind a defensive wall.
  2. The level platform atop a wall, typically protected by a parapet and (strictly) distinguished from the slightly higher banquette used by its defenders.
  3. Any level base used by artillery in the field.
  4. Any earthen embankment with a broad level top, such as those used for a canal elevated above a valley floor.

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Etymology

Originally a borrowing of Italian terrapieno (“earth-fill(ed)”), later altered after the model of French terreplein (now terre-plein). Its former misspellings arose from confusion of the second element of the name with Italian piano or French plain, plane (“flat, level”) based on the appearance of the earth-filled central platforms of walls.

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