English: comprising the three fold principal of glacisSpanish translation: comprende este concepto tripartito: desnivel, parapeto y foso 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | English term or phrase: | comprising the three fold principal of glacis, parapet and outer fosse | | Spanish translation: | comprende este concepto tripartito: desnivel, parapeto y foso | | Entered by: | Ana Juliá |
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Archaeology | | English term or phrase: comprising the three fold principal of glacis | | About 1800 BC, A DATE DEPENDING ULTIMATELY UPON EGYPTIAN CHRONOLOGY, the city of Jericho was re-fortified upon a more ample scale [...] The area of Jericho now attained its maximum of about 12 acres. From the standpoint of military architecture the defensive works of Jericho at this time were unparalleled comprising the three fold principal of glacis, parapet and outer fosse. |
| | | ver explicación | Explanation:
glacis es un desnivel, una cuesta. Y lo que utilizan es el concepto triple o tripartito del desnivel, el parapeto y el foso exterior; es decir, la defensa comprende este concepto tripartito: desnivel, parapeto y foso.
Un cordial saludo,
P.
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Note added at 2004-03-22 18:23:54 (GMT)
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:-) He buscado en un par de glosarios sobre castillos que tengo y a los desniveles se les suele llamar \"rampas\", por si te sirve de algo. |
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Explanation:
glacis es un desnivel, una cuesta. Y lo que utilizan es el concepto triple o tripartito del desnivel, el parapeto y el foso exterior; es decir, la defensa comprende este concepto tripartito: desnivel, parapeto y foso.
Un cordial saludo,
P.
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Note added at 2004-03-22 18:23:54 (GMT)
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:-) He buscado en un par de glosarios sobre castillos que tengo y a los desniveles se les suele llamar \"rampas\", por si te sirve de algo.
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