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   glacis

   /ˈɡlasɪs/

   noun

   • 1. a bank sloping down from a fort which exposes attackers to the defenders' missiles.
   • 2. a sloping piece of armour plate protecting part of a vehicle.

   Word Origin late 17th century: from French, from Old French glacier ‘to slip’, from glace ‘ice’, based on Latin glacies.

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • G

     2

   • L

     1

   • A

     1

   • C

     3

   • I

     1

   • S

     1

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