单词 | mantlet |
释义 | mantlet/ˈmantlɪt /(also mantelet) noun 1 historical A woman’s short, loose sleeveless cloak or shawl. 2A bulletproof screen on a military vehicle.There are numerous differences between early production T - 54 vehicles and later models with some having a wider mantlet and turret undercut at the rear....
2.1 historical A movable shelter or screen used to protect soldiers.He knew how to cut off water to besieged fortifications, and how to construct bridges, mantlets, scaling ladders, and other instruments. OriginLate Middle English: from Old French mantelet, diminutive of mantel 'mantle'. |
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