glacis

See also: Glacis

English

Etymology

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Borrowed from French glacis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡleɪsɪs/, /ˈɡlæsi/

Noun

glacis (plural glacises or glacis)

1. (military) A gentle incline in front of a fortification.
2. (military) The angled armour plate on the front of a tank; glacis plate.
3. (geomorphology) An erosional or depositional landform, with little slope.
4. (postal service) A device for sorting mail which slides parcels across a sloped surface.

Translations

gentle incline

• French: glacis (fr) m
• Irish: claonfort m
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• Maori: tahitahi
• Swedish: glaci c, glacis c

angled armour plate

• Finnish: etulevy
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device for sorting mail

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Verb

(deprecated template usage) glacis

1. past of glacar