01 n. The top, platform, or horizontal surface, of a rampart, on which the cannon are placed. See Illust. of Casemate.
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The top, platform, or horizontal surface, of a rampart, on which the cannon are placed. See Illust. of Casemate.(Fort.) See: Casemate
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An embankment of earth with a broad level top, which is sometimes excavated to form a continuation of an elevated canal across a valley.(Civ. Engin.)