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- Dictionaryglacis/ˈɡlasɪs/
noun
- 1. a bank sloping down from a fort which exposes attackers to the defenders' missiles.
- 2. a sloping piece of armour plate protecting part of a vehicle.
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A glacis ( / ˈɡleɪ.sɪs /, French: [ɡlasi]) in military engineering is an artificial slope as part of a medieval castle or in early modern fortresses. They may be constructed of earth as a temporary structure or of stone in more permanent structure. More generally, a glacis is any slope, natural or artificial, which fulfils the above requirements.
noun. gla· cis gla-ˈsē ˈgla-sē. plural glacis gla-ˈsēz. ˈgla-sēz. Synonyms of glacis. 1. a. : a gentle slope : incline. b. : a slope that runs downward from a fortification. 2. : buffer state. also : buffer zone. Examples of glacis in a Sentence.
noun. , plural gla·cis [gley, -seez, -siz, glas, -eez, -iz],gla·cis·es. a gentle slope. Fortification. a bank of earth in front of the counterscarp or covered way of a fort, having an easy slope toward the field or open country. glacis.
3 meanings: 1. a slight incline; slope 2. an open slope in front of a fortified place 3. → short for glacis plate.... Click for more definitions.
Glacis is a French word that means a gentle slope or an incline. It can also refer to a slope in front of a fortification or a neutral area between opposing forces. See different sources and synonyms for glacis.
Noun. Pronoun. Filter. noun. A gradual slope. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A slope extending down from a fortification. American Heritage. An embankment sloping gradually up to a fortification, so as to expose attackers to defending gunfire. Webster's New World. A neutral area separating conflicting forces. American Heritage.
Jun 20, 2024 · glacier, any large mass of perennial ice that originates on land by the recrystallization of snow or other forms of solid precipitation and that shows evidence of past or present flow.
