单词 | stormable |
释义 | stormableadj. That can be taken by storm. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > [adjective] > not pregnable1387 unfortified1525 expugnable1570 unimmured1615 stormable1645 fenceless1740 vulnerable1790 1645 O. Cromwell Let. 6 Oct. in Writings & Speeches (1937) (modernized text) I. 382 We..made a breach in the wall near the Black Tower which, after about 200 shot, we thought stormable, and purposed on Monday morning to attempt it. 1829 J. Shipp Mem. Mil. Career II. 185 The breaches began to wear a stormable appearance. 1885 Where Chineses Drive 162 It was surrounded by a moat, and not easily stormable. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1645 |
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