caponier

English

Alternative forms

caponiere

Etymology

From French caponnière

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Noun

caponier (plural caponiers)

(military, historical) A type of fortification structure which allows firing along the bottom of a dry moat that surrounds the main fortress.

Translations

fortification structure

Finnish: kaponieeri (fi)
French: caponnière (fr) f
German: Kaponniere f
Italian: caponiera f

Polish: kaponiera (pl) f
Spanish: caponera f
Swedish: kaponjär c

Anagrams

apocrine, procaine

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