Originally: a defence or screen made of pavises or other shields joined in a continuous line (either in land warfare or on board ship). In later use…
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > naval weapons and equipment > [noun] > barriers in water > screen (3) pavisade1600 Originally: a defence or screen made of pavises or other shields joined in a continuous line (either in land warfare or on board ship). In later use… pavisado1609 = pavisade, n. fighta1616 A kind of screen used during a naval engagement to conceal and protect the crew of the vessel. Usually in plural. Obsolete. See also close-fight, n. |
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