| 单词 | defensive structure |
| 释义 | defensive structure (once / 472773 pages) n WORD FAMILY defensive structure: defensive structures USAGE EXAMPLESAriza left, heading to Houston after the 2014 season, the first peg pulled out of the defensive structure of the team. Washington Times(Nov 20, 2016) They have to mine minerals and gases, build defensive structures and offensive troops, survey the terrain and, finally, close with and engage the enemy. Washington Post(Nov 05, 2016) “They had a good defensive structure on our corners,” Gingerich said of the Rebels. Washington Post(Nov 11, 2016) n a structure used to defend against attack Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper defence, defense Alhambra a fortified Moorish palace built near Granada by Muslim kings in the Middle Ages Bastillea fortress built in Paris in the 14th century and used as a prison in the 17th and 18th centuries; it was destroyed July 14, 1789 at the start of the French Revolution Black Hole of Calcuttaa dungeon (20 feet square) in a fort in Calcutta where as many as 146 English prisoners were held overnight by Siraj-ud-daula; the next morning only 23 were still alive Kremlincitadel of Moscow, housing the offices of the Russian government Maginot Linea fortification built before World War II to protect France's eastern border; initially considered to be impregnable, it was easily overrun by the German army in 1940 Siegfried lineGerman fortifications facing the Maginot Line Tower of Londona fortress in London on the Thames; used as a palace and a state prison and now as a museum containing the crown jewels Balmoral Castlea castle in northeastern Scotland that is a private residence of the British sovereign Machu PicchuInca fortress city in the Andes in Peru discovered in 1911; it may have been built in the 15th century cheval-de-frise, chevaux-de-frise defensive structure consisting of a movable obstacle composed of barbed wire or spikes attached to a wooden frame; used to obstruct cavalry fortification, munitiondefensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it fort, fortressa fortified defensive structure line of defence, line of defensedefensive structure consisting of a barrier that can be employed for defense against attack outworksubsidiary defensive structure lying outside the main fortified area fastness, strongholda strongly fortified defensive structure abatis, abattisa line of defense consisting of a barrier of felled or live trees with branches (sharpened or with barbed wire entwined) pointed toward the enemy alcazarany of various Spanish fortresses or palaces built by the Moors bastionprojecting part of a rampart or other fortification bastion, citadela stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle blockhousea stronghold that is reinforced for protection from enemy fire; with apertures for defensive fire bunker, dugouta fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground castlea large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack defiladethe arrangement of defensive fortifications to protect against enemy fire entrenchment, intrenchmentan entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches escarp, escarpment, protective embankment, scarpa steep artificial slope in front of a fortification fieldworka temporary fortification built by troops in the field holda stronghold donjon, dungeon, keepthe main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress lunettetemporary fortification like a detached bastion martello towera circular masonry fort for coastal defence palisadefortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground breastwork, parapetfortification consisting of a low wall presidioa fortress established in the southwestern United States by the Spanish in order to protect their missions and other holdings redoubtan entrenched stronghold or refuge redoubt(military) a temporary or supplementary fortification; typically square or polygonal without flanking defenses sconcea small fort or earthwork defending a ford, pass, or castle gate stockadefortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense construction, structure a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts |
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