| 单词 | marching camp |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmarching camp marching camp n. any temporary encampment set up by people on the march; (esp. in Roman History) such an encampment set up by troops of the Roman army. ΚΠ 1667 S. Woodford Paraphr. Psalms David 338 The Sea farr off the Marching Camp beheld. 1923 R. G. Collingwood Roman Brit. ii. 27 Hadrian's forts were of a type developed out of the traditional marching-camps of the Roman army. 1969 G. Webster Roman Imperial Army 166 One ought to..confine the word ‘camp’ to a marching camp and ‘fort’ to the more permanent establishment. We find that some of the characteristics of the marching camp are carried forward into the more permanent sites. 1991 B. Howell Dandelion Days 184 ‘There can't be a villa here,’ Nigel explained. ‘It's more likely to be part of the marching camp, latrines or a workshop.’ < as lemmas |
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