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/ˌkæp.əˈnɪə/ · noun
(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)..
Use caponier when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Caponier means (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)..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use caponier where its definition matches the intended context.
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