terre-plein

See also: terreplein

English

Etymology

A borrowing of French terre-plein.

Noun

terre-plein (plural terre-pleins)

Alternative form of terreplein
- 1878, "Peking" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. XVIII, p. 469:
  The terre-plein is well and smoothly paved, and is defended by a crenellated parapet.

French

Noun

terre-plein m (plural terre-pleins)

traffic island, central reservation

Further reading

“terre-plein” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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