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单词 martello tower
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
Mar•tello tow′er  (mär telō),USA pronunciation [Fort.]
  1. a circular, towerlike fort with guns on the top.
Also, martello tow′er. Also called martello, Martello. 
  • named after Cape Mortella, Corsica, where a tower of this kind was taken by British forces in 1794

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Martello tower, Martello /mɑːˈtɛləʊ/ n
  1. a small circular tower for coastal defence, formerly much used in Europe
Etymology: 18th Century: after Cape Mortella in Corsica, where the British navy captured a tower of this type in 1794
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