Definition of Caponier

1. a type of defense [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Caponier

capoc
capoeira
capoeiras
capoeirista
capoierista
capoieristas
capology
capon
capon-comb-growth test
capon-comb unit
capon unit
caponata
caponatas
caponet
caponets
caponier (current term)
caponiers
caponise
caponised
caponises
caponize
caponized
caponizes
caponizing
caponomics
capons
caporal
caporals
caporegime
caporegimes

Literary usage of Caponier

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Elements of Fortification: Field and Permanent. by Auguste Frédéric Lendy (1857)
"(52) A caponier is a sort of block-house placed under the escarp of a redoubt; ... The ditch must be enlarged in front of the caponier. FIG. 77. ..."

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