English-Thai Dictionary

glacis

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GLACIS

n.In building, or gardening, an easy, insensible slope. 1. In fortification, a sloping bank; that mass of earth which serves as a parapet to the covered way, having an easy slope or declivity towards the champaign or field.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GLACIS

Gla "cis, n. Etym: [F. glacis; -- so named from its smoothness. See Glacier. ]

 

Defn: A gentle slope, or a smooth, gently sloping bank; especially (Fort. ), that slope of earth which inclines from the covered way toward the exterior ground or country (see Illust. of Ravelin ).

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

glacis

gla cis |ˈglāsis, ˈglas- ˈɡlæsiz | ▶noun ( pl. same or glacises ) a gently sloping bank, in particular one that slopes down from a fort, exposing attackers to the defenders' missiles. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from French, from Old French glacier ‘to slip, ’ from glace ‘ice, ’ based on Latin glacies.

 

Oxford Dictionary

glacis

glacis |ˈglasɪs, -si | ▶noun ( pl. same |-sɪz, -siːz | ) 1 a bank sloping down from a fort which exposes attackers to the defenders' missiles. 2 (also glacis plate ) a sloping piece of armour plate protecting part of a vehicle. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from French, from Old French glacier ‘to slip ’, from glace ‘ice ’, based on Latin glacies.

 

Duden Dictionary

Glacis

Gla cis Substantiv, Neutrum Militär , das |glaˈsiː |das Glacis; Genitiv: des Glacis |[glaˈsiː (s )]|, Glacis |[glaˈsiːs ]|französisch glacis, eigentlich = Abhang, zu altfranzösisch glacier = gleiten < lateinisch glaciare, glacieren a zum Feind hin flache, ins Vorfeld verlaufende Erdaufschüttung vor einem Festungsgraben, die keinen toten Winkel entstehen lässt b ungedecktes, [einer Festung ] vorgelagertes Gelände c Abdachung der äußeren Brustwehr einer Festung

 

French Dictionary

glacis

glacis n. m. nom masculin peinture Mince couche de couleur transparente que l ’on applique sur les couleurs déjà sèches d ’un tableau pour les rendre plus éclatantes. Prononciation Le s ne se prononce pas, [glasi ] Note Orthographique glaci s.

 

Spanish Dictionary

glacis

glacis nombre masculino 1 geol Terreno con una ligera pendiente, situado entre una montaña y una llanura y cubierto por una capa de cantos de diversos tamaños que son producto de la erosión .glacis continental geol Pendiente poco inclinada al pie del talud continental formada por sedimentos .2 Terreno en pendiente junto a una fortificación .El plural es glacis .