| 单词 | star fort |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstar fort star fort n. [after French †fort en étoile (see etoile n.)] now historical a fort whose ground plan is in the shape of the figure of a star, the outside edge or rampart having alternate salient and re-entrant angles; cf. etoile n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > fort or fortified town > [noun] > fort according to shape pentagonon1625 star-sconce1632 octagon1648 pentagon1648 hexagon1669 star fort1669 tetragon1669 star1672 star redoubt1687 trigon1688 1669 W. Aglionby Present State United Provinces 400 On the side of the said King of Spain, shall be demolish'd near the Sluce these following places and Forts, viz. the Fort of St. Job, St. Donas, the Star-Fort. 1783 J. O. Justamond tr. G. T. F. Raynal Philos. Hist. Europeans in Indies (new ed.) VI. 117 Fort Lewis..is but a wretched star-fort, incapable of much resistance. 1834 J. S. Macaulay Treat. Field Fortification 18 Star forts are usually constructed either on a triangle or on a square. 1960 T. Thayer Nathanael Greene 355 The principal works consisted of a star fort at the eastern corner of the town. 2010 R. C. Doyle Enemy in our Hands vi. 126 During the Civil War the Union used the numerous star forts built after the War of 1812 as POW camps for Confederates. < as lemmas |
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