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epaule·ment
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epaulementnoun
A barricade of heaped earth for protection from gunfire.
epaulementnoun
A position in which one shoulder is thrust forward and the other back, and the torso turned at a right angle to the supporting leg.
Etymology: épaulement, from épaule + -ment
Webster Dictionary
Epaulementnoun
a side work, made of gabions, fascines, or bags, filled with earth, or of earth heaped up, to afford cover from the flanking fire of an enemy
Etymology: [F. paulement.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Epaulement
e-pawl′ment, n. a side-work of a battery or earthwork to protect it from a flanking fire.—n. Epaule′, the shoulder of a bastion. [Fr.,—épauler, to protect—épaule, shoulder.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
epaulement
In fortification, a covering mass raised to protect from the fire of the enemy, but differing from a parapet in having no arrangement made for the convenient firing over it by defenders. It is usually adopted for side-passages to batteries and the like.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
epaulement
(Fr. epaule). In siege works, is a portion of a battery or earthwork. The siege batteries are generally shielded at one end at least by epaulements, forming an obtuse angle with the main line of the battery. The name is often given erroneously to the parapet of the battery itself, but it applies properly to the flanking return only. Sometimes the whole of a small or secondary earthwork, including the battery and its flanks, is called an epaulement; and sometimes the same name is given to an isolated breastwork intended to shield the cavalry employed in defending a body of besiegers.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of epaulement in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of epaulement in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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