| 单词 | cordon duty |
| 释义 | > as lemmascordon duty a. Military. A line of troops composed of men placed at detached intervals, to prevent passage to or from the guarded area; a chain of military posts. Also attributive, as in cordon system, cordon duty. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > [noun] > defensive boundary or cordon defensive line1632 cordon1759 picket line1847 perimeter1861 society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > formation > [noun] > cordon cordon1759 1759 Ann. Reg. 1758 373/2 If [our officers] order us to form a line, we can do it; but if they call that line a Cordon, we must be obliged to apply to the Chaplain for a Denouement of the mysterious word. 1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 754 These troops..are dispersed at posts placed at proper distances on a Cordon, surrounding the colony on the land side. 1817 C. W. Wynn in Parl. Deb. 1st Ser. 35 356 A cordon of troops had been stationed on the banks of the river to intercept any communication. 1877 Field Exercise Infantry (rev. ed.) 314 There are two systems of outposts, viz. the Cordon system, and the patrol system. < as lemmas |
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