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Type of earthwork constructed in a military context
A defensive fighting position is a type of earthwork constructed in a military context, generally large enough to accommodate anything from one soldier
Defensive_fighting_position
Defensive fighting position
defensive fighting position intended to give military units the ability to repel attacks from any direction. The positioning of the outer defensive fighting
All_round_defence
Camouflaged one-man foxhole
A spider hole is a type of defensive fighting position, similar to a surveillance/hidesite used for observation. Spider holes are designed to camouflage
Spider_hole
Fortification used to protect an area from potential aggressors
A defensive wall is a fortification usually used to protect a city, town or other settlement from potential aggressors. The walls can range from simple
Defensive_wall
Raised bank of land or barrier
engineering, a berm (or berme) was a level space between a parapet or defensive wall and an adjacent steep-walled ditch or moat. It was intended to reduce
Berm
Early modern fortification style built to withstand cannon fire
protect the main wall from artillery, and sometimes provide additional defensive positions. They were built of many materials, usually earth and brick, as brick
Bastion_fort
World War II makeshift radio
station. They were named, likely by the press, for the foxhole, a defensive fighting position used during the war. There are also accounts of prisoners of
Foxhole_radio
Small tower that projects vertically from a building's wall; often a fortification
spot possible attackers. Thus, they also provided a better defensive position for defensive military forces to originate from. Turrets constructed above
Turret_(architecture)
Defensive bank or wall surrounding a fortified site, such as a castle or settlement
architecture, a rampart is a length of embankment or wall forming part of the defensive boundary of a castle, hillfort, settlement or other fortified site. It
Rampart_(fortification)
Term in military tactics
In military tactics, a strongpoint is a key point in a defensive fighting position which anchors the overall defense line. This may include redoubts,
Strongpoint
Auxiliary defensive structure outside a larger fort
(historically redout) is a fort or fort system usually consisting of an enclosed defensive emplacement outside a larger fort, usually relying on earthworks, although
Redoubt
Type of fortress in Arab or Islamic regions
the qasaba. It is in ruins now, but was once a dwelling and is strongly defensive." One account says about a traditional village in Al-Bahah, Saudi Arabia:
Kasbah
Static anti-tank obstacle defense
infantry forces are generally much less effective against fortified defensive positions than mechanized units. Their invention is credited to a Czechoslovak
Czech_hedgehog
Central military fortification of a town
"little city", because it is a smaller part of the city of which it is the defensive core. In a fortification with bastions, the citadel is the strongest part
Citadel
Fortified outpost or gateway
defensive purposes. Medieval Europeans typically built barbicans outside, or at the edge of, a main line of defenses, and connected them to defensive
Barbican
Pyramidal anti-tank obstacles
teeth[vague], positioned at roadsides at strategic locations, which can be lifted and placed on the roads.[citation needed] In Belgorod Oblast, defensive lines
Dragon's teeth (fortification)
Dragon's_teeth_(fortification)
Defensive obstacle
frise were used in jungle fighting on the South Pacific islands during World War II. The term is also applied to defensive works on buildings. This includes
Cheval_de_frise
Floor-opening between the supporting corbels of a battlement
which defenders can target attackers who have reached the base of the defensive wall. A smaller related structure that only protects key points of a fortification
Machicolation
Defensive structure used in fortifications
A fortified tower (also defensive tower or castle tower or, in context, just tower) is one of the defensive structures used in fortifications, such as
Fortified_tower
Enclosure of palisades and tall walls made of logs
of logs placed side by side vertically, with the tops sharpened as a defensive wall. Stockade is derived from the French word estocade. The French word
Stockade
Military defense formation
protective corral of wagon beds to protect livestock and serve as a defensive position in case of Indian attack. Mayne Reid (1871). The Wild Huntress; Or
Wagon_fort
Defensive structure; typically a fence or wall made from wooden stakes
trunks or wooden or iron stakes used as a fence for enclosure or as a defensive wall. Palisades can form a stockade. Palisade derives from pale, from
Palisade
Temporary military facility
time this changed, and firebases evolved into small forts with all the defensive measures those required. Many fire support bases evolved into more permanent
Fire_support_base
Field fortification made of sharpened trees
massive army of 16,000 British and Colonial troops by fronting their defensive positions with an extremely dense abatis. The British found the defences almost
Abatis
Military unit
specialized in banzai charge, combined arms, counterattack, defensive fighting position, jungle warfare, maneuver warfare, and military engineering for
109th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
109th_Division_(Imperial_Japanese_Army)
Iron Age type of settlement
important than their defensive qualities. While some oppida grew from hill forts, by no means all of them had significant defensive functions. The development
Oppidum
Defensive wall between two bastions of a fortification
A curtain wall is a defensive wall between fortified towers or bastions of a castle, fortress, or town. Evidence for curtain walls or a series of walls
Curtain_wall_(fortification)
Feature of some early modern European fortresses
12th century, the main buildings of a castle were universally topped by fighting platforms that were only covered by a "temporary" and easily dismantled
Removable_roof
Fortified structure
structure from which guns are fired, in a fortification, warship, or armoured fighting vehicle. When referring to antiquity, the term "casemate wall" means a
Casemate
Protective slope built into a fortification
Nubia. Here it was used to prevent enemy siege engines from weakening defensive walls. Hillforts in Britain started to incorporate glacis around 350 BC
Glacis
Earthwork for shelter from shell fire
soldier can take shelter from weapons fire. While similar to a defensive fighting position in that the purpose is to shield a single soldier from artillery
Shell_scrape
Military defensive construction
that was in danger of failing. Thus the defensive line could be relatively thin because the bulk of the fighting power of the defenders was not concentrated
Fortification
Defensive military storage fortification
A bunker is a defensive fortification designed to protect people and valued materials from falling bombs, artillery, or other attacks. Bunkers are almost
Bunker
Type of fortification
the fact that, during sieges in the Late Middle Ages, temporary defensive positions had frequently been built out of gabions, known in German as Schanzkörbe
Sconce_(fortification)
Type of moveable bridge
bridge is used in a defensive structure. As used in castles or defensive structures, drawbridges provide access across defensive structures when lowered
Drawbridge
Protective dome for housing aircraft
capabilities generally lack precision guidance systems needed to defeat the defensive shield such hangars offer).[citation needed] Hardened hangars became important
Hardened_aircraft_shelter
Defensive ditch surrounding a fortification or town
been either for defensive or agriculture purposes. Moats were excavated around castles and other fortifications as part of the defensive system as an obstacle
Moat
Stone enclosure with vitrified walls
Vitrified forts are generally situated on hills offering strong defensive positions. Their form seems to have been determined by the contour of the flat
Vitrified_fort
Topics referred to by the same term
dictionary. Foxhole or Foxholes may refer to: Foxhole, a type of defensive fighting position Foxholes, Hertford, an eastern suburb of Hertford Foxholes, North
Foxhole
Fortified structure
both defensive purposes and to pacify the country's inhabitants. As William the Conqueror advanced through England, he fortified key positions to secure
Castle
Fortifications built during the middle ages
undermining of the wall virtually impossible. To position a castle on a small island was very favorable from a defensive point of view, although it made deliveries
Medieval_fortification
Ground obstacle to slow an attacking force
constructed in front of a defensive wall to hinder mining and escalade activities from an attacker. When filled with water, such a defensive ditch is called a
Ditch_(fortification)
Land warfare involving static fortification of lines
objectives that could not be bypassed. More quickly improvised defensive fighting positions, using "scrapes" or "foxholes", that can be supplemented by sand
Trench_warfare
Type of Iron Age drystone hollow-walled structure in Scotland
BC, and there is evidence to suggest that they were used primarily for defensive or offensive purposes. The distribution of brochs is centred on northern
Broch
Type of booby trap
commonly referred to as a tiger pit in the East) was a type of booby trap or defensive obstacle. Each trou de loup consisted of a conical pit about 2 m (6 ft
Trou_de_loup
foundations of) the fortification's walls. Coupure Covertway Defensive fighting position; for example, a rifle pit, sangar or fox hole. Demi-lune Ditch:
List of established military terms
List_of_established_military_terms
Part of a medieval fortification
best-known examples appear on medieval buildings, where battlements, though defensive, could be attractively formed, thus having a secondary decorative purpose
Merlon
Main defensive enclosure of a fortification
"main defensive enclosure of a fortification". For a castle, this is the main defensive line of wall towers and curtain walls enclosing the position. For
Enceinte
Parapet in which gaps or indentations occur at intervals
A battlement, in defensive architecture such as city walls and castles, is a parapet—a low protective wall between chest and head height—in which regularly
Battlement
Tactical explosive ammunition
This makes it easier to hit enemy soldiers behind a wall, in a defensive fighting position, or in a confined space or room. It is used on many guns, from
Airburst_round
Military defensive position
A main line of resistance (MLR) is the most important defensive position of an army facing an opposing force over an extended front. It does not consist
Main_line_of_resistance
Embankment built in the shape of a circle
several concentric rings were built, which produced a more effective defensive position against attackers. The interior of such sites often shows evidence
Circular_rampart
(entrenchments) Over head protection Revetting Shell scrapes Defensive fighting position Use and improvement of terrain Use of the High ground Protection
List_of_military_tactics
Type of stone structure, built for defensive and habitation purposes
A tower house is a particular type of stone structure, built for defensive purposes as well as habitation. Tower houses began to appear in the Middle
Tower_house
Fortresses constructed primarily by stone or wood in earlier Japanese history
chashi (チャシ, for Ainu castles) were never intended to be long-term defensive positions, let alone residences; the native peoples of the archipelago built
Japanese_castle
Type of fortification
the inner enceinte. Surrounding fortresses or towns with a series of defensive walls where the outer walls are lower than the inner walls is something
Concentric_castle
Fortification for a bridge
the defences of these settlements. As a result, it was important from a defensive perspective that the bridges did not allow attacking enemies to break
Bridge_tower
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fortifications past and present, a fortification being a major physical defensive structure often composed of a more or less wall-connected series of forts
List_of_fortifications
Church built to serve a defensive role in times of war
A fortified church is a church that is built to serve a defensive role in times of war. Such churches were specially designed to incorporate military
Fortified_church
Castle-like defensive location
also Fluchtburg, Volksburg, Bauernburg or Vryburg) is a castle-like defensive location, usually surrounded by ramparts, that is not permanently occupied
Refuge_castle
Fortification of late Roman imperial times
surrounding ditches. Timothy Darvill defines it as "a small fortified position or watchtower usually controlling a main routeway." Burgus was a term used
Burgus
Castle on a spur
medieval fortification that is sited on a spur of a hill or mountain for defensive purposes. Ideally, it would be protected on three sides by steep hillsides;
Spur_castle
Circular fortified settlements found in Northern Europe
difficulty with viewing the ringfort primarily as a defensive unit is the general lack of ability to fight out from the ringforts, from the top of the banks
Ringfort
Roman term for a fortified military base
typically designed with a standardized layout, including a rectangular plan, defensive walls, gates, and internal streets arranged in a grid pattern, reflecting
Castra
Type of gun emplacement
from hostile fire. In addition, since the barbette position would be higher than a casemate position—that is, a gun firing through an embrasure—it would
Barbette
Fortified refuge or defended settlement on a rise of elevation
refuge or defended settlement located to exploit a rise in elevation for defensive advantage. They are typical of the late European Bronze Age and Iron Age
Hillfort
Form of medieval and later defensive enclosure; Scots word
barnekin, is a Scots word which refers to a form of medieval and later defensive enclosure, typically found around smaller castles, tower houses, pele
Barmkin
Raised area built to fire over the outer wall
cavaliers: Common cavalier – a raised gun platform without any additional defensive features Defensible cavalier – a raised gun platform surrounded by a ditch
Cavalier_(fortification)
Uppermost defensive platform of an ancient or medieval gateway, tower
A fighting platform or terrace is the uppermost defensive platform of an ancient or medieval gateway, tower (such as the fighting platform on a bergfried)
Fighting_platform
Type of fortification structure
A caponier is a type of defensive structure in a fortification. Fire from this point could cover the ditch beyond the curtain wall to deter any attempt
Caponier
Defensive wall surrounding an Irish tower house
A bawn is the defensive wall enclosing an Irish tower house. The term is the anglicised form of the Irish word bábhún (also historically spelled badhún)
Bawn
Type of castle situated on a lowland, plain, or valley floor
castles are of the lowland type. Because lowland castles do not have the defensive advantage of a site on higher ground, sites are chosen that are easy to
Lowland_castle
Strongly fortified enclosure at the heart of a medieval castle
ward. The inner bailey enclosed the most important living quarters and defensive elements for the lord and his family, e.g. the great hall, the palas,
Inner_bailey
Form of gate in medieval structures
for "gate") is a gate or grille of latticed wrought iron bars used for defensive purposes in castles and tower houses. Unlike a portcullis, which is raised
Yett
Defensive obstacles made from barbed wire
obstacles may range from a simple barbed wire fence in front of a defensive position, to elaborate patterns of fences, concertinas, "dragon's teeth" (which
Wire_obstacle
Rotatable weapon mount
"tower", meaning a self-contained protective position which is situated on top of a fortification or defensive wall as opposed to rising directly from the
Gun_turret
Type of fortification
the 18th century, it was found that the continuous enceinte, or main defensive enclosure of a bastion fortress, could not be made large enough to accommodate
Polygonal_fort
Embankment or artificial elevation
to trace the course of many Roman roads using lidar. The agger, as a defensive earthwork, emerged in Latium by the 8th-century BCE, typically around
Agger_(ancient_Rome)
Type of fortified tower
Companion to Castles describes a bergfried as a "free-standing, fighting-tower". Its defensive function is to some extent similar to that of a keep (also known
Bergfried
Architectural defensive structure
arrowhead shape facing the enemy. The flèche is similar in plan to other defensive works like the ravelin (or demi-lune), but smaller and built in front
Flèche_(fortification)
Topics referred to by the same term
defensive fighting position in warfare Slit Woods, a Site of Special Scientific Interest in County Durham, England Arrowslit or loophole, a defensive
Slit
Type of defensive wall
A faussebraye (Italian: falsa braga) is a defensive wall located outside the main walls of a fortification. It is of a lower height than the main walls
Faussebraye
American football player
Bryce Caiden Young is an American college football defensive end for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Young attended Charlotte Christian School in Charlotte
Bryce_Young_(defensive_end)
and Altenstadt, still possessed fortifications that proved useful defensive positions during the Battle of Wissembourg. On 4 August 1870 the Germans under
Lines_of_Weissenburg
Type of castle near enemy territory
In the majority of known cases, siege castles were abandoned after the fighting and fell into disrepair. Sometimes the lord of the formerly besieged castle
Counter-castle
Historical structure in Italy
where they were dangerously vulnerable from the Roman roads, to defensive positions, such as had once been occupied by Etruscan settlements, before the
Rocca_(fortification)
Castle or towerhouse in the shape of an L
the two wings to have very thick wall construction to support a major defensive tower in the union area. For example, the stone walls of Muchalls Castle
L-plan_castle
Ringworks in central Europe
Adolphus. Whether the individual fortifications were actually used as fighting positions, however, is usually speculative. Many of the often well preserved
Schwedenschanze
Architectural element of a military fortification
generally built at the flank of a bastion, close to the adjacent defensive wall. The position permitted the cannons to be set back into the bastion. The projecting
Orillon
Topics referred to by the same term
formula in mathematical optimization Decimal floating point Defensive fighting position, a military term Department of Finance and Personnel VESA Digital
DFP
German light tank
obsolete Panzer Is and Panzer IIs were repurposed as gun turrets on defensive fighting positions, particularly on the Atlantic Wall. The post-World War I Treaty
Panzer_I
2009 American film
revolves around a young girl and three soldiers trapped in a defensive fighting position. The film received the Audience Choice Award for Best Short Film
Deceit_(2009_film)
Form of medieval defensive structure
fortification with a rounded or circular plan of a similar height to the adjacent defensive walls. If the fortification is clearly higher than the walls it is called
Roundel_(fortification)
Medieval defensive architectural structure
tower (Arabic: البراني, romanized: al-barrānī, lit. 'exterior') is a defensive tower detached from the curtain wall and connected to it by a bridge or
Albarrana_tower
Overview of and topical guide to war
manoeuvring Battle Cavalry tactics Charge (warfare) Counter-insurgency Defensive fighting position Guerrilla warfare Morale Siege Tactical objective Casus belli
Outline_of_war
Defensive feature in medieval fortification
A bent or indirect entrance is a defensive feature in medieval fortification. In a castle with a bent entrance, the gate passage is narrow and turns sharply
Bent_entrance
Topics referred to by the same term
type of concrete fortification used during World War II; See Defensive fighting position Tobruk (1967 film), a 1967 movie Tobruk (2008 film), a 2008 movie
Tobruk_(disambiguation)
Hand to hand combat in a standing position
stand-up fighting is hand-to-hand combat between opponents in a standing position, as distinguished from ground fighting. Clinch fighting is stand-up
Stand-up_fighting
Topics referred to by the same term
hole, a feature found in some white-water rapids Foxhole, a defensive fighting position Lightening hole a hole made in a structural member, usually of
Hole_(disambiguation)
DEFENSIVE FIGHTING-POSITION
DEFENSIVE FIGHTING-POSITION
Boy/Male
Australian, German
Fighting Defender; Defense Army
Boy/Male
English
Fighting boar.
Girl/Female
Norse
God fighting.
Boy/Male
English
Fighting boar.
Boy/Male
English
Fighting boar.
Boy/Male
Norse
Fighting wolf.
Girl/Female
Norse
God fighting.
Boy/Male
Swedish American Teutonic
Fighting fury.
Boy/Male
English
Fighting boar.
Girl/Female
Norse
Fighting woman.
Girl/Female
Norse
Fighting woman.
Boy/Male
Norse
Fighting bear.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Modern
Lighting Star; Brighting Light
Boy/Male
English
Fighting boar.
Girl/Female
British, English, German
Defensive
Boy/Male
English
Fighting boar.
Girl/Female
German
Fighting woman.
Girl/Female
Norse
Fighting woman.
Girl/Female
Norse
God fighting.
Boy/Male
Swedish
Fighting fury.
DEFENSIVE FIGHTING-POSITION
DEFENSIVE FIGHTING-POSITION
Boy/Male
Tamil
Nalavenbha | நாலாவேநà¯à®ªà®¾Â
Boy/Male
Australian, Celtic, Gaelic, Irish, Scottish
Warrior; Man of Arms; Fighter; Surname; Form of Slone
Girl/Female
Indian, Marathi
Universe
Boy/Male
Norse
Divine bear.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Snake
Girl/Female
Indian
Rain, Constant flow
Boy/Male
British, English
Blend of Ray and Shawn
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
The Rising Sun
Male
Babylonian
, Nannar is shining.
Female
Dutch
, defender of mankind.
DEFENSIVE FIGHTING-POSITION
DEFENSIVE FIGHTING-POSITION
DEFENSIVE FIGHTING-POSITION
DEFENSIVE FIGHTING-POSITION
DEFENSIVE FIGHTING-POSITION
n.
Pertaining to fishing; used in fishery; engaged in fishing; as, fishing boat; fishing tackle; fishing village.
a.
In a state or posture of defense.
a.
Serving, or suitable, for defense; defensive.
n.
The state or posture of one who offends or makes attack; aggressive attitude; the act of the attacking party; -- opposed to defensive.
a.
Occupied in war; being the scene of a battle; as, a fighting field.
a.
Affording defense; defensive.
a.
Lacking some of the usual forms of declension or conjugation; as, a defective noun or verb.
a.
Carried on by resisting attack or aggression; -- opposed to offensive; as, defensive war.
a.
Capable of offering defense.
a.
Giving offense; causing displeasure or resentment; displeasing; annoying; as, offensive words.
a.
Capable of being defended; as, a defensible city, or a defensible cause.
n.
Armor; defensive and offensive arms.
n.
Anything used in fitting up
a.
Giving pain or unpleasant sensations; disagreeable; revolting; noxious; as, an offensive smell; offensive sounds.
a.
Serving to defend or protect; proper for defense; opposed to offensive; as, defensive armor.
a.
Wanting in something; incomplete; lacking a part; deficient; imperfect; faulty; -- applied either to natural or moral qualities; as, a defective limb; defective timber; a defective copy or account; a defective character; defective rules.
a.
Making the first attack; assailant; aggressive; hence, used in attacking; -- opposed to defensive; as, an offensive war; offensive weapons.
adv.
On the defensive.