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Definition of glacis in English: glacisnoun ˈɡlasiˈɡlasɪs 1A bank sloping down from a fort which exposes attackers to the defenders' missiles. (堡垒前的)斜堤,斜坡 Example sentencesExamples - Abutting the glacis of the Acropolis at Athens is the great theatre of Dionysis.
- Its purpose was that of a glacis of an ancient castle.
- Built in the glacis style, there is no berm but a continuous 11 m. slope from the ditch bottom to the bank top.
- On 21 May, having sapped up to the glacis of the city ramparts, which heavy bombardment had almost made untenable, Versaillais troops entered the city.
Synonyms hill, hillside, hillock, bank, rise, escarpment, scarp 2also glacis plateA sloping piece of armour plate protecting part of a vehicle. (对车辆起保护作用的)斜装甲板 Example sentencesExamples - If it is pushed out of alignment by the glacis plate, it will detonate the mine underneath the belly of the AFV.
- The glacis plate and nose of the hull have been upgraded with the addition of passive armour and the turret has been fitted with stand-off armour.
- Other changes included adding a gun shield, a searchlight, an antipersonnel round, and belly armor that extended from the lower front glacis to about the middle of the vehicle.
OriginLate 17th century: from French, from Old French glacier 'to slip', from glace 'ice', based on Latin glacies. Definition of glacis in US English: glacisnoun A gently sloping bank, in particular one that slopes down from a fort, exposing attackers to the defenders' missiles. (堡垒前的)斜堤,斜坡 Example sentencesExamples - Built in the glacis style, there is no berm but a continuous 11 m. slope from the ditch bottom to the bank top.
- On 21 May, having sapped up to the glacis of the city ramparts, which heavy bombardment had almost made untenable, Versaillais troops entered the city.
- Its purpose was that of a glacis of an ancient castle.
- Abutting the glacis of the Acropolis at Athens is the great theatre of Dionysis.
Synonyms hill, hillside, hillock, bank, rise, escarpment, scarp
OriginLate 17th century: from French, from Old French glacier ‘to slip’, from glace ‘ice’, based on Latin glacies. |