TERREPLEIN Terre"plein`, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. terra earth + planus even, level, plain.] (Fort.)
Defn: The top, platform, or horizontal surface, of a rampart, on which the cannon are placed. See Illust. of Casemate.
TERRESTRE
Ter*res"tre, a. Etym: [OE., from OF. & F. terrestre.]
Defn: Terrestrial; earthly. [Obs.] "His paradise terrestre." Chaucer.
TERRESTRIAL
Ter*res"tri*al, a. Etym: [L. terrestris, from terra the earth. See
Terrace.]
1. Of or pertaining to the earth; existing on the earth; earthly; as, terrestrial animals. "Bodies terrestrial." 1 Cor. xv. 40.
2. Representing, or consisting of, the earth; as, a terrestrial globe. "The dark terrestrial ball." Addison.
3. Of or pertaining to the world, or to the present state; sublunary;
mundane.
Vain labors of terrestrial wit. Spenser.
A genius bright and base, Of towering talents, and terrestrial aims.
Young.
4. Consisting of land, in distinction from water; belonging to, or inhabiting, the land or ground, in distinction from trees, water, or the like; as, terrestrial serpents. The terrestrial parts of the globe. Woodward.
5. Adapted for the observation of objects on land and on the earth; as, a terrestrial telescope, in distinction from an astronomical telescope. — Ter*res"tri*al*ly, adv. — Ter*res"tri*al*ness, n.