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Sep 24, 2005 19:34
21 yrs ago
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German term
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Umwehrung
... Dennoch wird man davon davon ausgehenden duerfen, dass der Ort seien im 7. Jahrhundert nachweisbaren Rang als Herzogsresidenz und Hauptstadt der Bajuwaren schon seit der Stammesbildung eingenommen hat. Die unzerstoerte monumentale Umwehrung des alten Legionslagers mag Regensburg hierfuer praedestiniert haben.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | breastwork |
Kim Metzger
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| 4 | Earthwork defenc(s)es |
David Moore (X)
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| 3 | curtain wall |
Christine Lam
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Proposed translations
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Kim Metzger
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Works in: German to English
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breastwork
That's the translation given in my architecture dico.
Breastwork: An earthwork thrown up to breast height which provided protection to defenders firing over the crest of the work while in a standing position.
http://www.angelfire.com/wy/svenskildbiter/madict.html
Breastwork: An earthwork thrown up to breast height which provided protection to defenders firing over the crest of the work while in a standing position.
http://www.angelfire.com/wy/svenskildbiter/madict.html
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8 mins
curtain wall
in the sense of "Ringmauer" - see Leo and one look dictionary
low castle wall: a low wall outside a castle built for defense
or
Em and I spent Friday and Saturday in Regensburg (an hour south of here, a lovely Roman town ... Much of the curtain wall around the fortress was destroyed, ...
www.katsujin.com/mle/travel/regensburg.htm - 10k
low castle wall: a low wall outside a castle built for defense
or
Em and I spent Friday and Saturday in Regensburg (an hour south of here, a lovely Roman town ... Much of the curtain wall around the fortress was destroyed, ...
www.katsujin.com/mle/travel/regensburg.htm - 10k
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Earthwork defenc(s)es
I think these were probably a lot higher than just breastworks.
And I'm not too sure that curtain walls were invented until slightly later - say 1,100 years?
And I'm not too sure that curtain walls were invented until slightly later - say 1,100 years?
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