epaulement

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epaulement - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Epaulement \E*paule"ment\, n. [F. ['e]paulement.] (Fort.)
     A side work, made of gabions, fascines, or bags, filled with
     earth, or of earth heaped up, to afford cover from the
     flanking fire of an enemy. Epaulet