单词 | rock fortress |
释义 | > as lemmasrock fortress rock fortress n. ΚΠ 1799 E. King Munimenta Antiqua I. iii. 72 A similar instance of an attack of one of these antient Rock Fortresses, in the country of Caux, in France. 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. iv. iii. 186 That rock-fortress, Tyranny's stronghold, which they name Bastille, or Building, as if there were no other building. 1946 R. Campbell Talking Bronco 41 Rock-fortress of your sex and gender! 1997 M. Wood In Footsteps Alexander the Great v. 175 The climax of the campaign was one of Alexander's most famous exploits: the siege of the impregnable rock fortress which the Greeks called Aornos. < as lemmas |
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