coupure

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A passage cut through the glacis to facilitate sallies by the besieged.

Pronunciation

/kuːˈpjʊɚ/

Word forms

coupure coupures

Etymology

French, from couper (“to cut”).

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