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单词 place of arms
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place of arms


noun

an area in a fortress or a fortified town where troops could assemble for defense.
an enlarged part of the covered way in a fortification.

Origin of place of arms

First recorded in 1590–1600

Words nearby place of arms

Placentia, Placentia Bay, placentitis, placentography, placentoma, place of arms, place of articulation, place of safety order, Place Pigalle, placer, Placerville
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Example sentences from the Web for place of arms

  • Bamberg, as usual, became a Prussian place-of-arms; was charged to pay ransom of 40,000 pounds;—'cannot possibly!'

    History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XIX. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
  • The principal guard of a garrison town, usually posted in the place-of-arms, or the market-place.

    The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
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