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).
1) Smooth stone incline used as a defense; 2) On a fort the sloped earthwork out from the covered way to provide for grazing fire from the forts main walls.
A broad, gently sloped earthwork or natural slope in front of a fort, separated from the fort proper by a ditch and outworks and so arranged as to be swept with musket or cannon fire.
Open space or slope surrounding a fort.
(GLA·cis). A plastered sloping bank, usually the plastered front of a fortification wall to make an attack more difficult by exposing the attackers to fire.
Rampart of the Covered Way, sloping away towards the enemy. Featured in the song "The British Grenadiers"
A bank sloping down from a castle which acts as a defence against invaders; broad, sloping naked rock or earth on which the attackers are completely exposed
a gently sloping bank, which in fortifications, extends from the parapet of the covered way to meet the natural surface of the ground
a slope that runs downward from a fortification
mound of earth placed against the wall in the form of an incline
sloping ground on the attackers side of the covered way, cleared of all obstacles and therefore exposed to defensive fire.
the outer facing of an earthen rampart which protects the lower slope of a wall or a mound from erosion, and provides additional defense; the glacis may be made of beaten earth, brick, stone, and often had a plaster coating
A cleared bank sloping down from a castle's walls. It makes a clear line of fire in which attackers have nowhere to hide.
long, gentle slope below the ramparts, kept clear to provide no cover for attacking troops (from French glace, meaning ‘ice’).
A slope of earth, usually turfed, that inclines from the covered way towards the country. Its object is to bring assailants into a conspicuous line of fire as they approach the fort.
The parapet of the covered way extended in a long slope to meet the natural surface of the ground, so that every part of it could be swept by fire from the ramparts.
A gently sloping earthwork around the fort stretching from the covered way toward the surrounding country.
A gently sloping bank in front of a fortification or the outer wall of a moat, raised in such a way as to bring the enemy into the most direct line of fire from the defenses. Also called an esplanade.
(Fr.) - outer edge of the ditch, or, by extension, the field of fire of a fortification. In permanent fortifications, the glacis was shaped so that the ground rose gently as it approached the ditch to protect and conceal the masonry revetment of the scarp. In fieldworks, time permitting, the glacis was sloped as a continuation of the angle of the superior slope of the parapet. Some surviving artillery works have a shaped glacis, though it is fairly rare.
(gla-see): The raised ground in front of the ditch, which exposes the enemy to the defenders' fire.
The sloping ground beyond the outermost works or the moat.
a broad, gentle-sloped earthwork built-up outside the covered way. At the covered way, it terminated against a parapet, and, in the direction of the field, it sloped gently downward until it generally blended into the natural level of the ground.
A bank sloping down from a castle wall which acts as a defence against invaders. The bank could be made of earth or bare rock making it difficult for seige engines to move up against the castle wall and an area where attackers are completely exposed. The area outlined in red is the stone faced glacis of Karan Castle in Jordan.
