What is the top of the banquette, on which soldiers stand to fire over the parapet called?
tread — (Fort.) The top of the banquette, on which soldiers stand to fire over the parapet. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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