Relais

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Relais \Re*lais"\ (re*l[asl]"), n. [F. See {Relay}, n.] (Fort.)
     A narrow space between the foot of the rampart and the scarp
     of the ditch, serving to receive the earth that may crumble
     off or be washed down, and prevent its falling into the
     ditch. --Wilhelm.
     [1913 Webster]