caponier

English

A caponier, covered with earth, extending into (but not all the way across) a ditch; fire from it could cover the ditch.

Alternative forms

caponiere

Etymology

From French caponnière.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌkæp.əˈnɪə/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˌkæp.əˈnɪɚ/
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Noun

caponier (plural caponiers)

(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).

Translations

fortification structure

Catalan: caponera f
Finnish: kaponieeri (fi)
French: caponnière (fr) f
German: Kaponniere f
Italian: caponiera f
Polish: kaponiera (pl) f
Spanish: caponera f
Swedish: kaponjär c

Anagrams

Poincaré, apocrine, procaine

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