Home › Words › E › epaulementepaulement/eɪ.poʊlˈmɑnt/epaulement · noun — A barricade of heaped earth for protection from gunfire.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).epaulement is pronounced /eɪ.poʊlˈmɑnt/.EtymologyFrench épaulement, from épaule + -mentnounA barricade of heaped earth for protection from gunfire.A position in which one shoulder is thrust forward and the other back, and the torso turned at a right angle to the supporting leg.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.epaule 72% match — The shoulder of a bastion, or the place where its face and flank meet and form the angle, called the angle of the shoulder. vs epaulement →scarcement 62% match — An offset where a wall or bank of earth, etc., retreats, leaving a shelf or footing. vs epaulement →parados 60% match — Generally a screen or embankment to protect the rear of a position from enemy attack, from bomb splinters from behind, from enemy fire from a commanding height, or fire from flanking positions. In common English usage since World War II, the term "parados", particularly in trench warfare, has largely been discarded in favour of "rear parapet", which, etymologically speaking, is a contradiction in terms. In some contexts the term "rear traverse" is preferred, but no usage is exclusive. vs epaulement →breastwork 59% match — A fortification consisting of a breast-high bulwark; a parapet. vs epaulement →banquette 59% match — A narrow area behind a defensive wall's parapet elevated above its terreplein and used by defenders to shoot at attackers. vs epaulement →déblai 59% match — The cavity from which the earth for a fortification's parapets, etc. (remblai), has been taken. vs epaulement →epauliere 58% match — The part of a suit of armor covering the shoulder; a shoulder plate. vs epaulement →éboulement 57% match — A mass of debris or shingle. vs epaulement →