Rampart platform

• Level space where heavy guns can be mounted behind the parapet at the top of a rampart
• Petrel shot with 13 guns here!

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (cx military English) A level space, often at the top of a rampart, and behind a parapet, on which artillery can be mounted. 2 (cx civil engineering English) An embankment of earth with a broad level top, sometimes excavated to form a continuation ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Terreplein \Terre"plein`\, n. [F., fr. L. terra earth + planus even, level, plain.] (Fort.) The top, platform, or horizontal surface, of a rampart, on which the cannon are placed. See Illust. of Casemate . (Civ. Engin.) An embankment of earth with a broad ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. level space where heavy guns can be mounted behind the parapet at the top of a rampart

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Terreplein , or terre-plein — in fortifications is the top, platform, or horizontal surface, of a rampart, on which cannon are placed, protected by a parapet . In Martello towers , the roof or terreplein was sometimes surmounted with one or two cannon mounted ...