glacis

See also: Glacis

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French glacis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡleɪsɪs/, /ˈɡlæsi/

Noun

glacis (plural glacises or glacis)

(military) A gentle incline in front of a fortification.
(military) The angled armour plate on the front of a tank; glacis plate.
(geomorphology) An erosional or depositional landform, with little slope.
(postal service) A device for sorting mail which slides parcels across a sloped surface.

Translations

gentle incline

French: glacis (fr) m
Irish: claonfort m

Maori: tahitahi
Swedish: glaci c, glacis c

angled armour plate

Finnish: etulevy

device for sorting mail

Ido

Verb

glacis

past of glacar

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