covered way
covered way noun: in a fortification, a corridor or banquette along the top of the counterscarp and covered by an embankment whose slope forms the glacis. It gives the garrison an open line of communication around the works, and a standing place beyond the ditch.
Noun
covered way (plural covered ways)
- In a fortification, a corridor or banquette along the top of the counterscarp and covered by an embankment whose slope forms the glacis. It gives the garrison an open line of communication around the works, and a standing place beyond the ditch.
- A roofed walkway.
covered way meaning in Hindi and Tamil
covered way in Hindi
- a covered way or passage
- छत्ता chattā
covered way in Tamil
- கூரை வழி
Forms of covered way
| plural | covered ways |
|---|---|
| alternative form | covert-way |
Questions about covered way
- What does covered way mean?
- Covered way means in a fortification, a corridor or banquette along the top of the counterscarp and covered by an embankment whose slope forms the glacis. It gives the garrison an open line of communication around the works, and a standing place beyond the ditch.
- What is covered way in Hindi?
- Covered way in Hindi is छत्ता (chattā). See Covered way meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is covered way?
- Covered way is a noun.
- What is the plural of covered way?
- The plural of covered way is covered ways.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: covered way (page history and authors); छत्ता (Hindi) (page history and authors); covered way (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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