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| ter·re·plein [ térrə plàyn ] (plural ter·re·pleins) |
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embankment on which guns are positioned: a raised embankment or platform behind a parapet where heavy guns are positioned
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| [Late 16th century. Via French< Italian terrapieno< terrapienare "fill with earth" < terra "earth" + pieno "full"] |
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