shield wall

短语

词形变化

shield walls 复数

别名

shieldwall

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A defensive formation, used from antiquity through the early Middle Ages, in which soldiers stand shoulder to shoulder with their shields overlapping, creating a continuous barrier against enemy attack.

    历史
  2. 2.

    A barrier.

  3. 3.

    An impenetrable barrier.

    比喻

词源

See Old English sċieldweall, with the same meaning.

来源：wiktionary