caponiere Meaning, Definition & Usage

Cap`o*niere" noun

Etymology

F. caponnière, fr. Sp. caponera, orig., a cage for fattening capons, hence, a place of refuge; cf. It. capponiera. See Capon.

Definitions

1. (Fort.) A work made across or in the ditch, to protect it from the enemy, or to serve as a covered passageway.