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单词 ring of steel
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ring of steel
ring of steel n. a military array or defensive cordon surrounding a person or place; (now) spec. a system of security measures such as blockades, checkpoints, and surveillance established around an area, usually as an anti-terrorist initiative.
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1608 J. Day Humour out of Breath v. i. sig. G3 Guard in my safety with a ring of steele, And marke how proudly heele demeane reuenge.
a1641 J. Webster & T. Heywood Appius & Virginia (1654) iv. 49 Worthy souldiers, martial your selves, and entertaine this novel within a ring of steele.
1870 Fall of Jerusalem ii. 46 The cohorts surrounded the unarmed crowd with a ring of steel, and beat down to the earth every victim within their reach.
1914 Times 9 Dec. 4/3 Around Belgium is a ring of steel.
1943 Yank 10 Feb. 2 Take a look at this ring of steel that's being forged around Hitler in Europe.
1976 Economist (Nexis) 3 Apr. 28 All weekend soldiers in Belfast hammered away, constructing new check points and military shelters: by last Monday morning everything was completed and Belfast's new ‘ring of steel’ security came into operation.
1997 J. Bowyer Bell Secret Army (rev. ed.) vii. xxvii. 641 The ring of steel around the City had been penetrated... The checkpoints, the special cameras, the new monitors, and the security precautions..had been futile.
2007 News of World (Nexis) 15 July The amazing ring of steel round the Aberdeenshire castle includes a £1 million laser system, miles of super-sensitive sensor pads plus infra-red and car-spy cameras.
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