| 单词 | ring fort |
| 释义 | > as lemmasring fort ring fort n. Archaeology a fort or other position defended by ringed entrenchments. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > fort or fortified town > [noun] > other types of fort hendecagon1648 grand1670 etoile1727 vitrified fort1777 roundabout1795 ring fort1846 oppidum1847 sea-fort1879 motte-and-bailey1900 motte castle1912 mote-castle1919 murus gallicus1939 1846 H. R. Schoolcraft Notes on Iroquois 22 Interspersed amid this system of common ring-forts of the west there are some of a still earlier period, which exhibit squares and parallelograms. 1935 Discovery Apr. 102/1 Ring-forts of earth or stone represent one of the most common kinds of monuments of antiquity throughout Ireland. 1960 S. Cruden Sc. Abbeys 21 The massive circular stone wall of the ‘ring-fort’, of late Iron Age or Dark Age date. 2007 Independent 9 June 32/2 The area, threatened by plans to build a motorway, is rich in archaeological sites, including tombs and ring forts. < as lemmas |
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