Coupure
/kuːˈpjʊɚ/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A passage cut through the glacis to facilitate sallies by the besieged.
"It will be observed here, that the coupure is not cut through the scarp revetment of the face of the bastion, although it is necessary for it to go through the thickness of the parapet"
Example
More examples"It will be observed here, that the coupure is not cut through the scarp revetment of the face of the bastion, although it is necessary for it to go through the thickness of the parapet"
Etymology
French, from couper (“to cut”).