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noun
A shelter formed by a body of troops holding their shields or targets close together over their heads.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ancient-Rome, historical
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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Synonyms: sheltron
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A shelter of similar shape for miners, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The fornix.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
A chelys (kind of lyre)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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Synonyms: chelys lyre
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An encysted tumour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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noun
type genus of the Testudinidae
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: genus Testudo
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reptile genus
noun
a movable protective covering that provided protection from above; used by Roman troops when approaching the walls of a besieged fortification
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: protective covering, protective cover, protection
History
Unadapted borrowing from Latin testūdō (“tortoise, turtle, lyre, type of military shelter”).
Across languages
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