| 单词 | hollow square |
| 释义 | > as lemmashollow square b. hollow square, solid square (see quots. 1702, 1802). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > formation > [noun] > square squadron1562 square1591 hollow square1702 square battle1710 square body1711 square battalion1770 solid square1802 1702 Mil. Dict. (1704) (at cited word) Hollow Square, a Body of Foot drawn up with an empty space in the middle for the Colours, Drums and Baggage, facing and cover'd by the Pikes every way, to oppose the Horse. 1711 London Gaz. No. 4817/5 He..form'd the Foot..into hollow Squares. 1802 C. James New Mil. Dict. (at cited word) Solid Square, is a body of foot, where both ranks and files are equal. 1845 S. Smith Wks. (1859) II. 334 It is..to be discussed in hollow squares, and refuted by battalions four deep. 1876 G. E. Voyle & G. de Saint-Clair-Stevenson Mil. Dict. (ed. 3) 398 The solid square, which faces outwards..to resist cavalry; and the hollow square, in which the men face inwards, for the purpose of hearing orders, &c. read. < as lemmas |
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