TERRAQUEOUS

, in Geography, an epithet given to our globe or earth, considered as consisting of land and water, which together constitute one mass.

TERRE-PLEIN, or Terre-plain, in Fortification, the top, platform, or horizontal surface of the rampart, upon which the cannon are placed, and where the defenders perform their office. It is so called, because it lies level, having only a little slope outwardly to counteract the recoil of the cannon. Its breadth is from 24 to 30 feet; being terminated by the parapet on the outer side, and inwardly by the inner talus.