terre-plein
See also: terreplein
English edit
Etymology edit
A borrowing of French terre-plein.
Noun edit
terre-plein (plural terre-pleins)
- Alternative form of terreplein
- 1878, "Peking" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. XVIII, p. 469:
- The terre-plein is well and smoothly paved, and is defended by a crenellated parapet.
- 1878, "Peking" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. XVIII, p. 469:
French edit
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
terre-plein m (plural terre-pleins)
Further reading edit
- “terre-plein”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.