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glacis

/ɡˈleɪsəs/GLAY-suhs
/ɡˈleɪsəs/GLAY-suhs

Meaningslope

Common meaning: gentle slope in front of a fortification

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchglacersource
  2. Frenchglacis‘a place made slippery’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa place made slippery → gentle slope in front of a fortificationglacis‘gentle slope in front of a fortification’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French glacer ‘slope’.

Roots

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