terre-plein
See also: terreplein
English
Etymology
A borrowing of French terre-plein.
Noun
terre-plein (plural terre-pleins)
- Alternative form of terreplein
- 1878, "Peking" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. XVIII, p. 469:
- The terre-plein is well and smoothly paved, and is defended by a crenellated parapet.
- 1878, "Peking" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. XVIII, p. 469:
French
Noun
terre-plein m (plural terre-pleins)
Further reading
- “terre-plein”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.