单词 | centre attack |
释义 | > as lemmascentre attack centre attack n. Military (now chiefly historical) (a) an attack mounted on the main body of an armed force or the main point of their defences; (also) the main point at which an attack is directed (cf. centre of attack n. (a) at Phrases 1a); (b) the middle force in an attack made on several fronts against an enemy force (cf. centre of attack n. (b) at Phrases 1a). ΚΠ 1693 E. D'Auvergne Hist. Last Campagne Spanish Netherlands 42 The Walloons with my Lord Castleton's Regiment had the Van upon the Right, and my Lord of Argyle in the Center Attack. 1756 Full Acct. Siege of Minorca 43 The Prince de Beauveau, with two Brigades, was charged with the Center Attack, against the Western Redoubt and Caroline's Lunette. 1792 European Mag. 22 61/1 By this time the firing at the center attack had entirely ceased. 1803 R. C. Wellesley Notes Relative to Late Trans. in Marhatta Empire 56 The centre attack under Lieutenant Colonel Wallace..moved on and placed the ladders against a Bastion. 1865 Rep. Joint Comm. Conduct of War (U.S. Senate) 38th Congr., 2nd Sess. 345 I changed my plans so far as to take two of General French's divisions..and send them over to General Warren..and abandoned my centre attack. 1953 W. S. Churchill Second World War (1985) VI. xxxi. 456 That same day [sc. 14 April 1945] the Fifth Army began the centre attack. 1973 H. Green Guide to Battlefields Brit. & Ireland 91 On the left a breach was made near Sopwell Lane, while the main centre attack advanced up both sides of Victoria Street. 2012 J. M. Brewer Millwood Village, LC ix. The German centre attack was again stopped; their flanks were trying to move past us. < as lemmas |
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