terre-plein

See also: terreplein

English

Etymology

A borrowing of French terre-plein.

Noun

terre-plein (plural terre-pleins)

1. 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.

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

terre-plein m (plural terre-pleins)

1. traffic island, central reservation

Further reading

• “terre-plein”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• replièrent