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TERREPLEIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does terreplein mean? 

TERREPLEIN (noun)
  The noun TERREPLEIN has 1 sense:

1. level space where heavy guns can be mounted behind the parapet at the top of a rampartplay

  Familiarity information: TERREPLEIN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TERREPLEIN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Level space where heavy guns can be mounted behind the parapet at the top of a rampart

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("terreplein" is a kind of...):

space (an area reserved for some particular purpose)


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