terreplein

/ter-pleyn, ter-uh-/US // ˈtɛrˌpleɪn, ˈtɛr ə- //UK // (ˈtɛəˌpleɪn) //

特雷普莱恩,泰尔普莱恩

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
Fortification.
- : the top platform or horizontal surface of a rampart where guns are mounted.

They had now demolished all of the wall that rose above the terreplein, and talked of making a general assault.
Also the use of shrapnel made it impossible for troops to find cover on the terreplein of a work some distance behind the parapet.
The terreplein of each of these works was sunk, so that the loopholes were within one foot and a half of the level of the ditch.
The parapets were raised, extra traverses erected, and the terreplein sunk.
An oblique or sloping interior road to mount the terreplein of the rampart.