What's the difference between coupure and glacis?

Coupure


Definition:

  • (n.) A passage cut through the glacis to facilitate sallies by the besieged.

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Glacis


Definition:

  • (n.) 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).

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