| 单词 | star redoubt |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstar redoubt star redoubt n. now historical = star fort n.; (also) the fortifications surrounding such a fort. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > fort or fortified town > [noun] > fort according to shape pentagonon1625 star-sconce1632 octagon1648 pentagon1648 hexagon1669 star fort1669 tetragon1669 star1672 star redoubt1687 trigon1688 1687 J. Taylor Thesaurarium Mathematicae xiii. 299 A Star Redoubt of four points may have his side from 40 to 60 Feet. 1702 Mil. Dict. (1704) (at cited word) Star-Redoute, of four, of five, of six, or of more points, otherwise call'd an Estoile. 1824 Scotsman 7 Aug. 589/2 The main lines are in angles of 45 and 90 deg., and a building resembling what is called a star redoubt, is attached to it. 1904 T. A. Dodge Napoleon I. xvii. 489 A star redoubt was ordered to be erected on the Pyramid plateau. 2003 J. G. A. Pocock Barbarism & Relig. (2005) III. xiii. 281 If gunpowder worked a military revolution, it was through cannon mounted in star redoubts. < as lemmas |
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