| 单词 | trench cavalier |
| 释义 | > as lemmastrench cavalier trench cavalier n. Fortification (now historical) an earthwork constructed on the glacis by the besieging forces in order to have sight of, and a direct line of fire into, the covered way of the fortress; (also more generally) a high earthwork overlooking enemy fortifications. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > attack > action or state of siege or blockade > [noun] > mine(s) > part of countermure1553 terrace1579 chamber1638 well1702 trench cavalier1798 shaft1834 1798 tr. Officer's Man. in Field 60 If the Trench Cavaliers are well constructed, it will be easy to carry the Trench directly forwards to the salient Angle of the Covered Way. 1853 J. H. Stocqueler Mil. Encycl. 254/2 At the angle of the glacis, high breastworks, called trench cavaliers, are formed, to allow a plunging fire..to be directed into the covered-way. 1938 Jrnl. Amer. Mil. Hist. Found. 2 14 To further strengthen this salient, a second line, or trench cavalier, had been thrown up from 150 to 200 yards in its rear, commanding both the Confederate advance intrenchments and the enemy's works at a distance. 2007 Jrnl. Mil. Hist. 71 1233 Trench cavaliers (which overlooked enemy works) were merely tools which allowed a skilled engineer to deliver a quick result and the campaign to move on. < as lemmas |
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