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Meaning of coupure | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

/kuːˈpjʊɚ/

Definitions

A passage cut through the glacis to facilitate sallies by the besieged.

Examples

“It will be observed here, that the coupure is not cut through the scarp revetment of the face of the bastion, although it is necessary for it to go through the thickness of the parapet”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

cour cour d'honneur Courabyra Couradda courage courage of one's convictions