Coupure
Pronunciation : Cou*pure" (k-pr")
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F., fr. couper to cut.] (Fort.)
Definition : Defn: A passage cut through the glacis to facilitate sallies by the besieged. Wilhelm.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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