| 单词 | centre of attack |
| 释义 | > as lemmascentre of attack centre of attack n. (a) the main point against which an attack is directed; also in extended use; (b) [after French centre d'attaque (1755 or earlier)] Military the middle force in an attack made on several fronts against a besieged place (now historical). ΚΠ 1799 London Packet 31 May A building in the centre of attack was taken and retaken several times. 1800 tr. A. Berthier in Mil. Jrnl. Gen. Buonaparte 79 The battalions of gen. Destaing formed in the village they had just carried, the centre of attack facing the redoubt. 1865 J. A. Browne England's Artillerymen xvii. 263 Rotton's battery..cleared the wall for a space at the centre of attack. 1891 Detroit Free Press 19 Dec. 1/5 The center of attack would seem to be the Street Stable Car Company. 1913 H. Hersey Our Friends & our Foes of Invisible World xl. 150 The face is nearest the throat, which is the center of attack. 1973 J. T. Bledsoe Bledsoe Family vi. 87 Colonel Campbell..with Lieutenant-Colonel Shelby directed the center of attack. 2013 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 16 Oct. b5 For those who believe that much of this litigation is frivolous, the ruling in the Basic case is becoming the center of attack. < as lemmas |
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