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  1. Coupure

    A coupure is a means of closing an opening in a wall, floodwall or levee (dike). The word comes from the French verb couper which means to cut. In historic times a coupure was a location where a breach in the city walls or the walls of a fortress was closed. In more modern times a coupure is a way of allowing traffic to pass a flood protection structure.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Coupurenoun

    a passage cut through the glacis to facilitate sallies by the besieged

  2. Etymology: [F., fr. couper to cut.]

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  1. Coupure

    A coupure is a means of closing an opening in a wall, floodwall or levee. The word comes from the french verb couper which means to cut. In historic times a coupure was a location where a breach in the city walls or the walls of a fortress was closed. In more modern times a coupure is a way of allowing traffic to pass a flood protection structure.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Coupure

    koo-pūr′, n. an entrenchment made by the besieged behind a breach: a passage cut to facilitate sallies. [Fr.,—couper, to cut.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of coupure in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of coupure in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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