| 单词 | supporting point |
| 释义 | > as lemmassupporting point supporting point n. a fulcrum, a pivoting point; Military a fortified point or pivot in a line of defence. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > [noun] > series of fortifications > fortified point in a line supporting point1892 a1774 O. Goldsmith Surv. Exper. Philos. (1776) I. xv. 217 Suppose the beam, wavering at every touch but still balanced upon the point, to be..one yard long on one side of the supporting point..and two yards long on the other. 1829 London Encycl. XX. 213/2 In modern galleys,..the oars, though the supporting point, or row-lock port, is as near the water-line as possible, are forty-four feet long. 1892 F. Irwin Notes Fortif. (ed. 2) 82 In preparing a position for defence, certain supporting points or pivots would be selected. 1954 C. A. Dixon & O. Heilbrunn Communist Guerilla Warfare 215 Contact between the supporting points will be maintained by guards and reconnaissance units. 2009 S. Kapp & J. A. Miller in P. F. Pasquina & R. A. Cooper Care of Combat Amputee xx. 571/1 The pelvis can be described as a lever with a fulcrum, or supporting point, located lateral of the ischium. < as lemmas |
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