| 单词 | reciprocal defence |
| 释义 | > as lemmasreciprocal defence reciprocal defence n. Fortification a type of flanking defence found in permanent fortifications. ΚΠ 1759 T. M. Molyneux Conjunct Exped. ii. vii. 186 When several Bastions are constructed at proper Distances they form a reciprocal Defence to one another. 1876 G. E. Voyle & G. de Saint-Clair-Stevenson Mil. Dict. (ed. 3) (at cited word) The enemy may be kept under fire from his first appearance within range of the heaviest guns to the moment even of his arrival at the crest of the defender's works, a condition which necessarily leads to the introduction of reciprocal or flanking defence. 1989 N. Miller Renaissance Bologna ii. ii. 84 In 1260, a tower ca. 39 m. high was built between the two palaces for purposes of connection and reciprocal defense. < as lemmas |
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