Definitions from Wiktionary (Glacis)

▸ noun:  A gentle incline.
▸ noun:  (geomorphology) A gentle sloping landform created by the deposition or erosion of material.
▸ noun:  (military)
▸ noun:  (architecture, also figuratively) A gentle incline in front of a fortification which protects it from cannon fire and exposes attackers to more effective return fire from defenders.
▸ noun:  In full glacis plate: the angled armour plate on the front of a tank which protects it from projectiles; also (often nautical), such a plate protecting an opening (for example, on a ship).
▸ noun:  (post) A device for sorting mail which slides parcels across a sloped surface.
▸ noun:  An administrative district in Seychelles
▸ Also see glacis


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