an excavation made to give cover to riflemen in firing at an enemy.
| 单词 | θ161340 |
| 释义 | society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > shelter or screen > [noun] > pits (3) rifle pit1856 an excavation made to give cover to riflemen in firing at an enemy. shelter-pit1870 (see quot. 1870). gun-pit1877 (a) Fortification an excavation made to receive guns for protection against the enemy's fire; (b) ‘a pit for receiving the mold used in casting a… |
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