| 单词 | fire-step |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfire-step fire-step n. Military (now chiefly historical) a step or ledge in a trench on which soldiers stand when firing; = firing step n. at firing n. Compounds 2. 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 1915 Manch. Guardian 18 Oct. 9/2 They were even anxious for a place on the fire step so as to get an early start. 1954 W. Faulkner Fable (1955) 54 Two British privates were resting on the firestep of a frontline trench. 2014 Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Nexis) 20 May He climbed on the fire-step and he was through the wire and those that were alive he bound their wounds the best he could. < as lemmas |
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