glacis (Crossword)
We didn't find answers to the clue “Glacis” but we did find clues
where “Glacis” could be the answer:
- A gentle slope
- Fort embankment
- French word in the English language
- French word used in English
- Gentle slope
- Vehicle armour
Definitions of “glacis”
If the answer you seek is not in the answers above these definitions may help solving your crossword puzzle.• Open space or slope surrounding a fort
• Through French: a gradual slope
• A gentle slope, or a smooth, gently sloping bank
• An artificial slope of earth in the front of works
• More generally, the term glacis can denote any slope
• Etymology: French, from Old French glacier, 'to slip'
• In fortifications, a glacis is a smooth piece of ground
• Rampart of the Covered Way, sloping away towards the enemy
• Sloping ground on the attackers side of the covered way
• A bank sloping down from a castle which acts as a defence against invaders
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