terre-plein

== English == === Etymology === A borrowing of French terre-plein. === Noun === terre-plein (plural terre-pleins) Alternative form of terreplein. 1878, "Peking" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. XVIII, p. 469: The terre-plein is well and smoothly paved, and is defended by a crenellated parapet. == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === terre-plein m (plural terre-pleins) traffic island, central reservation === Further reading === “terre-plein”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === replièrent