terreplein
Meaning of terreplein
- The sloping earthen embankment behind a defensive wall.
- The level platform atop a wall, typically protected by a parapet and (strictly) distinguished from the slightly higher banquette used by its defenders.
- Any level base used by artillery in the field.
- Any earthen embankment with a broad level top, such as those used for a canal elevated above a valley floor.
Information about terreplein
- It is a name.
- The plural form of terreplein is: terrepleins.
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Hyphenation of terreplein
ter-re-plein
- It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
- terreplein is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
Words that rhyme with terreplein
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