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[[File:Malta 230915 Valletta 06.jpg|thumb|A [[place-of-arms]] on the covertway of [[fortifications of Valletta|Valletta]]]] |
[[File:Malta 230915 Valletta 06.jpg|thumb|A [[place-of-arms]] on the covertway of [[fortifications of Valletta|Valletta]]]] |
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In [[military architecture]], a '''covertway''' or '''covered way''' ({{lang-fr|chemin couvert}}, {{lang-it|strada coperta}}) is a path on top of the [[counterscarp]] of a [[fortification]]. It is protected by an embankment which is made up by the crest of the [[glacis]].<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Spiteri|first1=Stephen C.|title=Illustrated Glossary of Terms used in Military Architecture|journal=ARX Supplement|page=6|url=http://www.militaryarchitecture.com/index.php/Journals/illustrated-glossary-of-military-architecture-terms.html|date=2010|publisher=MilitaryArchitecture.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603174909/http://www.militaryarchitecture.com/index.php/Journals/illustrated-glossary-of-military-architecture-terms.html |archive-date=3 June 2017}}</ref> It is able to give the fort's garrison a position beyond the [[Ditch (fortification)|ditch]], as well as a continuous line of communication around the [[outwork]]s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Covered|url=http://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/Covered|publisher=Webster's 1913 Dictionary|access-date=27 August 2015}}</ref> |
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An enlarged area within a covertway designed to allow troops to assemble on it is known as a [[place-of-arms]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=James|first1=Charles|title=A New and Enlarged Military Dictionary|date=1802|publisher=T. Egerton|location=[[London]]|page=629|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pixOAAAAYAAJ&pg=PT629}}</ref> |
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Inmilitary architecture, a covertwayorcovered way (French: chemin couvert, Italian: strada coperta) is a path on top of the counterscarp of a fortification. It is protected by an embankment which is made up by the crest of the glacis.[1] It is able to give the fort's garrison a position beyond the ditch, as well as a continuous line of communication around the outworks.[2]
An enlarged area within a covertway designed to allow troops to assemble on it is known as a place-of-arms.[3]
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