Talus

From Britannica 11th Edition (1911)

Talus (Lat. for the "ankle-bone"), in architecture, the slope of an embankment wall, which is thicker at the bottom than at the top, to resist the pressure of the earth behind it.

↧ Download as ZWI file | Last modified: 11/17/2022 15:23:55 | 6 views
☰ Source: https://oldpedia.org/article/britannica11/Talus | License: Public domain in the USA

ZWI signed:

Oldpedia ✓[what is this?]