Definition of enceinte Enceinte
en•ceinte
We found 13 definitions of enceinte from 7 different sources.
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- enceinte (Noun)
An enclosure. - enceinte (Noun)
The line of works forming the main enclosure of a fortress. - enceinte (Noun)
The area or town enclosed by a line of fortification. - enceinte (Adjective)
Pregnant.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- enceinte (n.)
The line of works which forms the main inclosure of a fortress or place; -- called also body of the place. - enceinte (n.)
The area or town inclosed by a line of fortification. - enceinte (a.)
Pregnant; with child.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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enceinte
äng-sangt′, n. (fort.) an enclosure, generally the whole area of a fortified place. [Fr.,—enceindre, to surround—L. in, in, cingĕre, cinctum, to gird.] -
enceinte
äng-sangt′, adj. pregnant, with child. [Fr.,—L. incincta, girt about.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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enceinte
[Fr.] A slightly bastioned wall or rampart line of defence, which sometimes surrounds the body of a place; when only flanked by turrets it is called a Roman wall.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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enceinte
In fortification, denotes generally the whole area of a fortified place. Properly, however, it means a cincture or girdle, and in this sense the enceinte signifies the principal wall or rampart encircling the place, comprising the curtain and bastions, and having the main ditch immediately outside it.
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