Glacis (disambiguation)
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Glacis may refer to:
- Glacis (geomorphology), an erosional or depositional plane landform, with little slope. Erosional glacis occur mostly in arid regions, and result from intense weathering and surface transport via laminar, episodic water flow.
- Glacis, in military engineering is an artificial slope as part of a medieval castle or in early modern fortresses.
- Glacis, Seychelles, the district in Seychelles
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