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coupure

/kuːˈpjʊɚ/

coupure noun: a passage cut through the glacis to facilitate sallies by the besieged.

Noun

coupure (plural coupures)

  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 parapet1860, John Thomas Hyde, Elementary Principles of Fortification

coupure meaning in Tamil

coupure in Tamil

காசுமீர் சாய்வரித் துணி

Forms of coupure

pluralcoupures

Origin of coupure

French, from couper (“to cut”).

Phrases with coupure

Questions about coupure

What does coupure mean?
Coupure means a passage cut through the glacis to facilitate sallies by the besieged.
What is coupure in Tamil?
Coupure in Tamil is காசுமீர் சாய்வரித் துணி. See Coupure meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is coupure?
Coupure is a noun.
How do you pronounce coupure?
Coupure is pronounced /kuːˈpjʊɚ/.
What is the plural of coupure?
The plural of coupure is coupures.

Words near coupure in the dictionary

  1. coups de maitre
  2. coups de théâtre
  3. coups-de-grace
  4. coupstick
  5. coupsticks
  6. coupure
  7. coupures
  8. coupvolution
  9. coupvolutions
  10. coupy
  11. coupé

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