| 释义 |
uh·lan
\(ˈ)ü|län, ˈ(y)ülən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: German ulan, uhlan, from Polish ulan, from Turkish oǧlan boy, servant
: a lancer of a class of Tatarian origin introduced into European armies in Poland and especially prominent in the Prussian armies (as in the Franco-Prussian war of 1870) who were armed with lances, pistols, sabers, and later with carbines and were employed chiefly as skirmishers and scouts |