"covered way" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: covered ways [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} covered way (plural covered ways)
  1. In a fortification, a corridor or banquette along the top of the counterscarp and covered by an embankment whose slope forms the glacis. It gives the garrison an open line of communication around the works, and a standing place beyond the ditch. Synonyms: covert-way
    Sense id: en-covered_way-en-noun-Ja3WhGxV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "fortification",
          "fortification"
        ],
        [
          "banquette",
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        ],
        [
          "counterscarp",
          "counterscarp"
        ],
        [
          "embankment",
          "embankment"
        ],
        [
          "slope",
          "slope"
        ],
        [
          "glacis",
          "glacis"
        ],
        [
          "garrison",
          "garrison"
        ],
        [
          "ditch",
          "ditch"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "covert-way"
        }
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