caponier

/ˌkæp.əˈnɪə/

Etymology

From French caponnière.

caponier means A work made across or in a ditch, to protect it from the enemy (as fire from it could cover the ditch), or to serve as a covered passageway (e.g. to outworks). Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

A work made across or in a ditch, to protect it from the enemy (as fire from it could cover the ditch), or to serve as a covered passageway (e.g. to outworks).