Martello tower

短语

n. 圆形石造碉堡

词形变化

Martello towers 复数 Martello towers

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A short sturdy round masonry fort, especially one constructed at various coastal points in the British Empire during the Napoleonic Wars.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

fort fortress

词源

From a corruption of Corsican Torra di Mortella (literally “Tower of Mortella”), a tower in Corsica which was used as the basis for the design; possibly influenced by Italian martello (“hammer”).

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