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coupure

  • /kuːˈpjʊɚ/

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French, from couper (“to cut”).

noun coupures

  1. A passage cut through the glacis to facilitate sallies by the besieged. It will be observed here, that the coupure is not cut through the scarp revetment of the face of the bastion, although it is necessary for it to go through the thickness of the parapet

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"coupure." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/coupure. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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coupure. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/coupure

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"coupure." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/coupure.

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@misc{coupure_2026,
  title = {coupure},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/coupure},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}