| 单词 | mantlet |
| 例句 | A loud yell came from the pirate crew, and once more a heavy fire was opened on the foretop, but, lying snugly under the shelter of the mantlet, I remained in perfect safety. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z Bring up everything ye can find that will do to raise a mantlet! The Winning of the Golden Spurs 2011-05-17T02:00:18.050Z Screens and mantlets for the protection of the engine-workers were used in great variety. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z Heavy-caliber gas-guns inched slowly forward behind wooden mantlets that bristled with arrows, and hurled their larger explosive bullets up at the walls. The Golden Amazons of Venus Fire arrows from mantlets and tortoises hissed overhead and fell, trailing sparks, into the atrium of the palace. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel The after side of the top was protected by a mantlet of stout wood, while the sides were fitted with a low breastwork. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z And she tripped gaily across the embroidered mantlet. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure We soon made short work of the boulders, much to the General's satisfaction, and got on fast with the mantlets. With the Naval Brigade in Natal (1899-1900) Journal of Active Service These made no sign of defiance whatever, not a man being seen on the parapets, nor a gun peeping from their embrasures, which were hidden with mantlets. Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant Torchlight flickered from behind wooden mantlets at the mouths of the streets approaching the palace from the north and south. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel Under these rude mantlets they made preparations for storming the foretop, some making for the weather shrouds, others for the lee. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z The men working the press are placed under cover, behind strong rope mantlets having eye tubes which command a view of the press. Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise My own 12-pounder crews and those of Richards' guns hard at the mantlets for the armoured train, and doing the job very well. With the Naval Brigade in Natal (1899-1900) Journal of Active Service I well remember that, on occasion of an outfall, a Genoan raised his arm over his mantlet, and shook it at us, a hundred paces from our line. The White Company From this height Simon could see the crowds of men behind each mantlet. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel Next the roof Advanced with earth besprinkled: underneath The ram conceals his head, which, poised and swung, They dash with mighty force upon the wall, Covered themselves with mantlets. Pharsalia; Dramatic Episodes of the Civil Wars The engines were soon in place on an artificial mound raised by the labour of the troops, the soldiers advanced under cover of the mantlets, and the rams began to batter against the walls. A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate Line within line fresh parallels enclose; Here runs a zigzag, there a mantlet grows, Round the pent foe approaching breastworks rise, And bombs, like meteors, vault the flaming skies. The Columbiad Do not heed the mantlets in front," said Dickon, who was in command of the six archers near Guy, "but pick off those fellows as they come down. At Agincourt When, after the mantlets and the other military works had been repaired, the soldiers were on the point of mounting the walls, the town surrendered. Roman History, Books I-III The enemy following up their success with a very loud shout, as if victory were already obtained and secured, began to advance their towers and mantlets, and climb the rampart with ladders. "De Bello Gallico" and Other Commentaries They could see the Roman commander himself leaving the cover of the mantlets and advancing in the midst of his men up the perilous ascent under a tortoise fence of uplifted shields. A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate Not the rude spray, round thee flying, ��Has e'en damped thy clustering hair; On thy purple mantlet lying, ��O mine Innocent, my Fair! Mosaics of Grecian History Many of the mantlets had been removed, and they doubted not that these had been used as litters for the conveyance of the wounded. At Agincourt Out upon the moor, where he was now, no shelter of any kind encouraged him; no mantlet of bank, or ridge, or brush-wood, set up a furry shiver betwixt him and the tatterdemalion wind. Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale As the English approached a rain of arrows was poured into them, but covering themselves with their shields and with large mantlets formed of hurdles covered with hides they pressed forward to the dam. In Freedom's Cause : a Story of Wallace and Bruce He had caused a mantlet to be built for him which was brought up to the edge of the ditch with which the town was surrounded. Heroes Every Child Should Know Though he who fears death lie in the heart of the valley, no mantlet shall shelter him. The Danish History, Books I-IX I should say that they are intending to march forward covered by mantlets of wattles and hides. At Agincourt The mantlets too would serve them to some purpose, for we should not know exactly where they were standing behind them. At Agincourt At the mantlet they aimed bolts from a strong engine which they had newly put in place, and by ill luck broke it through. Heroes Every Child Should Know As for the mantlet, it was made in somewhat the same fashion, only it was less in size, nor was it to be brought near to the wall. Heroes Every Child Should Know |
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