terre-plein
French, noun\tɛʁ.plɛ̃\
terre-plein is spelled T-E-R-R-E-P-L-E-I-N (10 letters). Terre-plein is a French masculine noun meaning “traffic island, central reservation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Surface plate et unie d’un ouvrage de fortification”.
What does terre-plein mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetraffic island, central reservation
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Surface plate et unie d’un ouvrage de fortification. 2. Terrain élevé que soutiennent des murailles. 3. Refuge légèrement surélevé occupant le milieu de la chaussée, permettant aux piétons d’interrompre leur traversée en toute sécurité. 4. Étendue artificielle de terre acquise sur la mer par remblaiement.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of terre-plein
- terre-pleins plural
- terreplein
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce terre-plein?
- \tɛʁ.plɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to terre-plein
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.