(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:53:52

Gla"cis (?), n. [F. glacis; -- so named from its smoothness. See Glacier.]

A gentle slope, or a smooth, gently sloping bank; especially Fort., that slope of earth which inclines from the covered way toward the exterior ground or country (see Illust. of Ravelin).

 

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