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Terreplein
Surface of a rampart
Surface of a rampart
In fortification architecture, a terreplein or terre-plein is the top, platform, or horizontal surface of a rampart, on which cannon are placed, protected by a parapet. In Martello towers, the roof or terreplein was sometimes surmounted with one or two cannon mounted on a gun platform with a central pivot, that enabled the guns to traverse up to 360 degrees.
In civil engineering works, a terreplein is an embankment of earth with a broad level top, which is sometimes excavated to form a continuation of an elevated canal across a valley.
References
- ''Webster's International Dictionary of the English Language'', Vol 2, 1895
- 978-1-841768755 (p. 63)
- 978-1-84884-535-0 (pp. 37-38)
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