English dictionary
glacis
/'gl/eI/s/i/z/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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A gentle slope, or a smooth, gently sloping bank; especially <i>(Fort.)</i>, that slope of earth which inclines from the covered way toward the exterior ground or country (see <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Ravelin</u>).
Source: webster1913