| 单词 | rifle pit |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrifle pit rifle pit n. an excavation made to give cover to riflemen in firing at an enemy. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > shelter or screen > [noun] > pits rifle pit1856 shelter-pit1870 gun-pit1877 1856 Ann. Reg. 1855 i. 231/2 These ‘rifle-pits’, became a source of great annoyance to the French. 1885 Manch. Examiner 12 May 5/2 The insurgents were also compelled to evacuate some rifle pits. 1987 A. D. Hux & F. E. Jarma Canada v. 55 Jim..admired Dumont's defence of Batoche, the Métis headquarters. Rifle pits had been dug all around Batoche. They were about four feet deep and had given cover to the Métis sharpshooters. < as lemmas |
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