Pickett's charge

短语

词形变化

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别名

Pickett's Charge

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A valiant but futile frontal assault.

  2. 2.

    A major battle.

  3. 3.

    A bad decision.

词源

A reference to an event during the American Civil War, wherein 16,000 Confederate infantrymen attacked Union positions; the attack failed, with several thousand Confederate casualties.

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