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glacis
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[ˈɡlasi], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a bank sloping down from a fort which exposes attackers to the defenders' missiles
- a sloping piece of armour plate protecting part of a vehicle
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Origin
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late 17th century: from French, from Old French glacier ‘to slip’, from glace ‘ice’, based on Latin glacies
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