glacis

Etymology
, derived from, the former from , from , of uncertain origin.



Noun

 * 1) A gentle incline.
 * 2)  A gentle sloping landform created by the deposition or erosion of material.
 * 3)  A gentle incline in front of a fortification which protects it from cannon fire and exposes attackers to more effective return fire from defenders.
 * 4)  In full glacis plate: the angled armour plate on the front of a tank which protects it from projectiles; also, such a plate protecting an opening (for example, on a ship).
 * 5)  A device for sorting mail which slides parcels across a sloped surface.
 * 1)  In full glacis plate: the angled armour plate on the front of a tank which protects it from projectiles; also, such a plate protecting an opening (for example, on a ship).
 * 2)  A device for sorting mail which slides parcels across a sloped surface.
 * 1)  In full glacis plate: the angled armour plate on the front of a tank which protects it from projectiles; also, such a plate protecting an opening (for example, on a ship).
 * 2)  A device for sorting mail which slides parcels across a sloped surface.
 * 1)  A device for sorting mail which slides parcels across a sloped surface.

Translations

 * Finnish: loiva rinne
 * Galician:
 * Macedonian: бла́г на́клон
 * Russian: поло́гий скат


 * Finnish: vieru
 * Galician:
 * Macedonian: па́дина


 * Belarusian: гласіс
 * Bulgarian: гла́сис
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: glacis, koliště
 * Dutch:
 * Estonian: glassii
 * Finnish: linnanpaltta,, vieru
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German:
 * Hebrew: חלקלקה
 * Irish: claonfort
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 斜堤
 * Korean: 글라시
 * Lithuanian: glacis
 * Luxembourgish: glacis
 * Macedonian: на́клон, па́дина
 * Maori: tahitahi
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: glacis
 * Persian: شیب حصار
 * Polish: przedstok
 * Portuguese: glacis
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: гла̀сија
 * Roman:
 * Slovene: glasija
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: glaci, glacis
 * Turkish: glasi,
 * Ukrainian: гласи́с


 * Finnish: etulevy
 * Galician:
 * Macedonian: пре́дна пло́ча, зако́сена пло́ча
 * Russian: лобова́я дета́ль


 * Finnish:
 * Galician:
 * Macedonian: