| 单词 | arrow loop |
| 释义 | > as lemmasarrow loop arrow loop n. (esp. in a medieval fortified building) a narrow vertical slit in a wall for shooting or looking through or to admit light and air; = arrow slit n. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > defensive walls > [noun] > loophole loop1393 lancet-loupe1562 loophole1591 barbican1600 eyelet hole1774 arrow slit1789 meurtrière1802 murderess1802 shot-hole1819 arrowlet1837 arrow loop1840 eyelet1851 musket-slit1856 cross-oylet1859 shoot-hole1892 1840 R. Browning Sordello v. 209 She..thrid somehow, by some glimpse of arrow-loop, The turnings to the galleries below. 1985 Corfe Castle (National Trust) (1990) 19 The tower originally had four arrow-loops. 2012 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 16 Aug. c1 His army has taken up positions inside the Citadel, trading fire with insurgents through the castle's arrow loops. < as lemmas |
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