| 单词 | earth bag |
| 释义 | > as lemmasearth bag earth bag n. [after French sac à terre (see quot. 1702)] a bag filled with earth, used esp. in the construction of fortifications or dwellings; cf. sandbag n. ΚΠ 1702 Mil. Dict. at Canvas Bags The French call them Sacs-a-Terre, that is, Earth-Bags. 1804 T. Sunderland Exercise Light Infantry vi. 73 An earth bag contains about a cubic foot of earth, and used to raise a parapet in haste, or to repair one. 1936 San Antonio (Texas) Express 1 Aug. 2/3 Earth bags were piled up around historic St. Paul's Indian Mission. 2005 A. Kennedy in J. Ostrow House that Jill Built ii. 26 Adobe plaster..covers the earth bags that create the walls around and between the structural wood skeleton. < as lemmas |
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