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单词 testudo
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
tes•tu•do  (te sto̅o̅′dō, -styo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. tes•tu•di•nes 
    (te sto̅o̅d′n ēz′, -styo̅o̅d′-).USA pronunciation 
  1. Antiquity(among the ancient Romans) a movable shelter with a strong and usually fireproof arched roof, used for protection of soldiers in siege operations.
  2. Antiquitya shelter formed by overlapping oblong shields, held by soldiers above their heads.
  • Latin testūdō tortoise, tortoise shell, siege engine; akin to test2
  • 1350–1400 for earlier sense "tumor''; 1600–10 for def. 1; Middle English

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
testudo /tɛˈstjuːdəʊ/ n ( pl -dines / -dɪˌniːz/)
  1. a form of shelter used by the ancient Roman Army for protection against attack from above, consisting either of a mobile arched structure or of overlapping shields held by the soldiers over their heads
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin: a tortoise, from testa a shell
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