英语词汇“refused flank”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

2. Military. Of troops, a flank, etc.: that has been drawn back and repositioned to be at an angle to the main alignment of troops. Chiefly in refused flank. Cf. refuse v.¹ 16.

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society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > [adjective] > positioned out of enemy's reach

refused1793

1793 Rules & Regulations Formations His Majesty's Forces iv. 34 The rear of the column which was destined to become the refused flank of the new line.

1866 H. Greeley Amer. Conflict II. 733/2 Griffin struck their refused flank in the rear.

1888 Times 8 Oct. 7/2 They opened fire on the enemy's two guns on his right, and a refused flank on his left.

1943 B. DeVoto Year of Decision xvii. 471 When the Mexican cavalry got within rifle range, it halted. Mississippi and Indiana blew it to pieces and there was no further attack in that part of the field. That refused flank is the V that comes down in history.

1975 P. H. C. Hayward Jane's Dict. Mil. Terms at Refused flank When the right (or left) flank of a linear defensive position is protected by a formation facing at right angles to the main position that flank is said to be refused.

2000 A. J. Bailey Chessboard of War ix. 157 Since the Confederate line curved back to create an angle at each end (a refused flank), the distance they defended was over three miles.

单词	refused flank
释义	> as lemmas refused flank 2. Military. Of troops, a flank, etc.: that has been drawn back and repositioned to be at an angle to the main alignment of troops. Chiefly in refused flank. Cf. refuse v.¹ 16. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > [adjective] > positioned out of enemy's reach refused1793 1793 Rules & Regulations Formations His Majesty's Forces iv. 34 The rear of the column which was destined to become the refused flank of the new line. 1866 H. Greeley Amer. Conflict II. 733/2 Griffin struck their refused flank in the rear. 1888 Times 8 Oct. 7/2 They opened fire on the enemy's two guns on his right, and a refused flank on his left. 1943 B. DeVoto Year of Decision xvii. 471 When the Mexican cavalry got within rifle range, it halted. Mississippi and Indiana blew it to pieces and there was no further attack in that part of the field. That refused flank is the V that comes down in history. 1975 P. H. C. Hayward Jane's Dict. Mil. Terms at Refused flank When the right (or left) flank of a linear defensive position is protected by a formation facing at right angles to the main position that flank is said to be refused. 2000 A. J. Bailey Chessboard of War ix. 157 Since the Confederate line curved back to create an angle at each end (a refused flank), the distance they defended was over three miles. extracted from refusedadj.n. < as lemmas
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