| 单词 | earth sack |
| 释义 | > as lemmasearth sack earth sack n. [probably after French sac à terre (see quot. 1702 for earth bag n.)] = earth bag n. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > shelter or screen > [noun] > sandbag sandbag1590 earth sack1708 woolsack1715 1708 London Gaz. No. 4471/2 We began..to fill the Fosse..with Fascines and Earth-Sacks. 1871 W. P. Fetridge Rise & Fall Paris Commune 1871 viii. 248 General Bergeret..was ordered by the Commune to place 20,000 earth-sacks at the disposal of Colonel Henry. 1915 Indianapolis Star 21 May 2/5 There was a third line of these defenses along the bank of the canal, abundantly protected by earth sacks and obstacles. 1998 Santa Fe New Mexican (Nexis) 3 May r28 The south wall and interior walls will be done with ‘earth sacks’—building blocks made by filling sandbags with earth and a little water. < as lemmas |
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