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Noun: glacis (glacis)  gla'see
  1. 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)

Derived forms: glacis

Encyclopedia: Glacis