glacis
Sign in to savethumb|right|Diagram showing upward sloped glacis A glacis (, ) 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. The etymology of this French word suggests a slope made dangerous with ice, hence the relationship with glacier.
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- Instance of
- urban green space
- Subclass of
- architectural element
- Part of
- fortification
- Image
- Glacis.png
- Said to be same as
- escarpa
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- Glacis
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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- Glacis
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- Ancient fortifications
- Medieval fortifications
- Early modern European fortifications
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thumb|right|Diagram showing upward sloped glacis A glacis (, ) 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. The etymology of this French word suggests a slope made dangerous with ice, hence the relationship with glacier.
A glacis plate is the sloped front-most section of the hull of a tank or other armoured fighting vehicle.
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