terre-plein

Etymology
A borrowing of.

Noun

 * 1) * 1878, "Peking" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. XVIII, p. 469:
 * The terre-plein is well and smoothly paved, and is defended by a crenellated parapet.
 * The terre-plein is well and smoothly paved, and is defended by a crenellated parapet.

Noun

 * 1) traffic island, central reservation