glacis

B2

n. 缓慢倾斜, 斜堤, 缓冲地区

发音

US /ˈɡleɪsɪs/
其它
UK /ˈɡleɪsɪs/
其它
US /ˈɡlæsi/
UK /ˈɡlæsi/

词形变化

glacises 复数 glacises

释义与例句

n. B2
  1. 1.

    A gentle incline.

  2. 2.

    A gentle incline.

    A gentle sloping landform created by the deposition or erosion of material.

    地质
  3. 3.

    A gentle incline.

    A gentle incline in front of a fortification which protects it from cannon fire and exposes attackers to more effective return fire from defenders.

    斜堤

    比喻 建筑 政治 军事
  4. 4.

    A gentle incline.

    In full glacis plate: the angled armour plate on the front of a tank which protects it from projectiles; also (often nautical), such a plate protecting an opening (for example, on a ship).

    政治 军事
  5. 5.

    A gentle incline.

    A device for sorting mail which slides parcels across a sloped surface.

词源

Borrowed from French glacis (“slippery surface”), derived from Old French glacier (“to glide; freeze”), the former from Latin glaciāre (“to freeze”), from glaciēs (“ice”), of uncertain origin. Cognates * Medieval Latin glatia (“incline in front of a fortification”)

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