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terreplein

(ter′plān′)

noun

a level platform behind a parapet, rampart, etc., where guns are mounted

Origin: Fr < It terrepieno < terrapienare, to fill with earth, terrace < terra (see terrace) + pienare, to fill < L plenus, full: see plenty

See terreplein in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A platform or level ground surface on which heavy guns are mounted.

Origin:

Origin: French terreplein

Origin: , from Italian terrapieno

Origin: , from terrapienare, to fill with earth

Origin: : terra, earth (from Latin; see ters- in Indo-European roots)

Origin: + pieno, full (from Latin plēnus; see pelə-¹ in Indo-European roots)

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