| 单词 | robber trench |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrobber trench robber trench n. Archaeology a trench representing the foundations of a wall, the stones of which have been partially or entirely removed; cf. rob v. 8. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > history or knowledge about the past > [noun] > archaeology > archaeological expedition or excavation > trench test-pit1896 sondage1914 robber trench1932 trial trench1947 1932 Times 24 Sept. 8/5 A hoard of some 50 coins found in the robber trench of the wall suggests that this tower was demolished towards the end of the third century. 1969 World Archaeol. 1 214 If foundations have been robbed.., the only method of tracing the plan of the building is by excavating the robber-trenches. 2001 Oxoniensia 65 355 The walls were defined in plan by very shallow and indistinct robber trenches. < as lemmas |
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