缓慢倾斜,斜堤,缓冲地区
Glacis \Gla"cis\, n. [F. glacis; -- so named from its smoothness. See {Glacier}.] A gentle slope, or a smooth, gently sloping bank; especially (Fort.), that slope of earth which inclines from the covered way toward the exterior ground or country (see Illust. of {Ravelin}).