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单词 fortlet
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fortletn.

/ˈfɔːtlɪt/
Forms: Also Middle English, 1500s fortelet.
Etymology: < fort n.1 + -let suffix. (In quot. c1330 it may be an error for forcelete or fortelece : see forcelet n.1, fortalice n.)
A small fort.
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society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > fort or fortified town > [noun] > small fort
fortletc1330
forceleta1400
sconce1587
farelet1602
fortalice1642
fortin1706
c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. Wace (Rolls) 4822 Hys pleyn londes he let hym haue, Bot his forteletes he dide saue.
a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1711) VII. 46 A lytle poore Steple as a Fortelet for a Brunt.
1613 H. Finch Law (1636) 354 As if he that took them driue them to a Fortlet or Castle.
1781 J. O. Justamond tr. B.-F.-J. Mouffle d'Angerville Private Life Lewis XV III. 372 The troops were employed in burning a fortlet.
1817 G. Chalmers in T. Churchyard Chips conc. Scotl. 159 The master defended the donjon of the fortlet against the regent.
1859 Times 26 Dec. 7/2 The new fortlets have been completed.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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