Caponiere
Pronunciation : Cap`o*niere"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. caponni?re, fr. Sp. caponera, orig., a cage for fattening capons, hence, a place of refuge; cf. It. capponiera. See Capon.] (Fort.)
Definition : Defn: A work made across or in the ditch, to protect it from the enemy, or to serve as a covered passageway.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913