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A mound of earth or a platform in a fortification, on which guns are mounted to fire over the parapet.

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  1. n. A mound of earth or a platform in a fortification, on which guns are mounted to fire over the parapet.
  2. n. (formerly) a mound of earth inside a fort from which heavy gun can be fired over the parapet
  3. n. (formerly) a mound of earth inside a fort from which heavy gun can be fired over the parapet