单词 | advanced works |
释义 | > as lemmasadvanced works 4. Chiefly Military. Moved forward; standing or being to the front; esp. in advanced post, advanced works. See also advanced guard n. at Compounds. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military operations > manoeuvre > [adjective] > other manoeuvres Parthian1581 advanced?1611 turning1877 pincer1918 ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xiii. 180 His round set enemies Let flie their lances; thundering, on his aduanced targe, But could not get his flesh. a1645 W. Browne tr. M. Le Roy Hist. Polexander (1647) iii. iii. 100 He knew the ill estate of the place he was in, and judg'd rightly by the advanced works and demolitions the Cannon made, that he had but a short time to live. 1669 tr. Duc de Guise Mem. ii. 119 Their weariness of having been so long in arms was so great, that no man would tarry all night at the advanced Posts. 1720 D. Defoe Mem. Cavalier 293 Now we marched with a triumphing Enemy at our Heels, and at Naseby their advanced Parties attacked our Rear. 1795 W. Hotham in Ld. Nelson Disp. & Lett. (1845) II. 11 The French ships were seen by our advanced Frigates. 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator IV. 138/1 ‘Advanced-works’ are those which are occasionally added to the ordinary works of a permanent front. 1919 W. Benn In Side Shows vi. 38 One night we send out a digging party to make a new advanced trench. 2002 N.Y. Times 16 Jan. a11/1 [American troops] can go to an advanced post to observe our operations, but definitely no combat role. < as lemmas |
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