caponier

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Etymology

From French caponnière.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

caponier (plural caponiers)

  1. (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).

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