testudo

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von testudo im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch: siperlik; askerlerin yanaşık nizamda hücum ederken başları üzerinde tuttukları kalkanlardan meydana gelen siper; RomaIıların kuşatma harekâtında kullandığı dam gibi siper

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von testudo im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: a protective screen formed by a body of troops holding their shields above their heads; (plural testudos or testudines) (in ancient Rome) a screen on wheels and with an arched roof, used to protect besieging troops; This cover resembled the back of a tortoise, and served to shelter the men from darts, stones, and other missiles; A cover or screen which a body of troops formed with their shields or targets, by holding them over their heads when standing close to each other; A genus of tortoises which formerly included a large number of diverse forms, but is now restricted to certain terrestrial species, such as the European land tortoise (Testudo Græca) and the gopher of the Southern United States; a species of lyre; so called in allusion to the lyre of Mercury, fabled to have been made of the shell of a tortoise; type genus of the Testudinidae a movable protective covering that provided protection from above; used by Roman troops when approaching the walls of a besieged fortification; A similar defense was sometimes formed of boards, and moved on wheels; A kind of musical instrument