| 单词 | firing step |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfiring step firing step n. Military (now chiefly historical) a step or ledge in a trench on which soldiers stand when firing; = fire-step n. at fire n. and int. Compounds 2a. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > [noun] > parapet > firing platform foot bench?1575 foot bank1618 banquette1629 step1672 tread1834 firing step1899 fire-step1915 1899 C. de Witt Willcox French-Eng. Mil. Techn. Dict. 207/1 Gradins de fusillade, firing steps of a parapet. 1916 ‘B. Cable’ Action Front 254 He..leaped on the firing step, and hurled himself over after him. 2014 Independent on Sat. (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 12 July 8 Marwick has plans to recreate one of those trenches on the school grounds, complete with a firing step, parapet and duckboards. < as lemmas |
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