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词汇 sangar
释义

Definition of sangar in English:

sangar

(also sanga)
noun ˈsaŋɡə
  • A small protected structure used for observing or firing from, which is built up from the ground.

    (用于观察或射击的)石砌小碉堡

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In rocky terrain, where digging is difficult, boulders are used to build sangars, which serve the same purpose.
    • One gave me aerial shots of the cemetery and another gave me street maps which had the exact placing of the Army sangars, or lookout posts, overlooking Milltown.
    • Here the Tibetans had erected a series of stone embrasures, known to the Indian Army as sangars, now occupied in strength.
    • Razor wire was strung between the RPA and Australian accommodation and elsewhere around the compound, and security was further enhanced with the building of sangars, bunkers and strong points.
    • The Newtownhamilton sangar, built only three years ago, was to all intents and purposes, a large empty shed beside a helicopter landing pad some distance from the military base in the town.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Pashto, probably from Persian sang 'stone'.

Rhymes

anger, clangour (US clangor), Katanga, languor, manga, panga, tanga, Tauranga, Zamboanga
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