Caponier
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˌkæp.əˈnɪə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Caponier is a noun meaning (military, historical) A work made across or in a ditch, to protect it from the enemy (as fire from it could cover the ditch), or to serve as a covered passageway (e.g. to outworks).
Meaning
(military, historical) A work made across or in a ditch, to protect it from the enemy (as fire from it could cover the ditch), or to serve as a covered passageway (e.g. to outworks).
Word Forms
- caponiers
- caponiere
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cunette, capette, cavin, cope, capel, capperbar.
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