SINCE 1828
epaulement
noun
epaule·ment
| \ āpōlmäⁿ\
plural epaulements\ -äⁿ(z) \
Definition of epaulement
1
: a barricade of earth like a rough parapet used mainly as cover from flanking fire
2
usually épaulement \ " \,
[ French, from épauler + -ment ]
ballet
: a shoulder movement performed by turning the body from the waist upward and bringing one shoulder forward and the other back
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