Built in the glacis style, there is no berm but a continuous 11 m. slope from the ditch bottom to the bank top. |
Elements of the earthworks which extend beyond the obvious perimeter of the fort include the glacis and the ravelin immediately outside the gate. |
They crossed the street and went down the glacis of the cobblestoned wharf. |
The moats and glacis which surrounded it are still visible to the south, where, covered with trees, they adjoin the gardens. |
Abutting the glacis of the Acropolis at Athens is the great theatre of Dionysis. |
The glacis plate and nose of the hull have been upgraded with the addition of passive armour and the turret has been fitted with stand-off armour. |