| 词汇 | motte |
| 释义 | motte noun[ C ] architecture specializeduk /mɒt/ us /mɑːt/ a small hill in the centre of a castle, on which a fort(= a military building designed to be defended from attack) is built（上面建有城寨的）城堡中心土丘 See also bailey motte-and-bailey castle VisitBritain/Ben Selway/GettyImages Fortifications acropolis barricade bastion battlements castle citadel drawbridge earthwork enceinte entanglement fort machicolation Martello tower moat moated motte-and-bailey castle pillbox storm cellar stronghold turret You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Geography: hills & mountains Examples of mottemotte Instead, she perplexingly makes the case that the entire hill on which the inner bailey stands is a motte. Though the site is overgrown, the motte survives to a height of nearly four metres. Academic work does not take place in a vacuum and the 'motte question' was no exception. Surely it would make more sense to argue that the site was substantially different from other motte-and-baileys and therefore could possibly represent the site of the 'king's stronghold'? It discovered a motte and bailey castle. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The motte today is 13.5m wide, up to 7.5m high and is surrounded by a 1.25m deep ditch. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The ruins stand on an earlier motte and bailey earthwork. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A motte and bailey design, the castle was surrounded by extensive protective earthworks and a deer park for hunting. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Less than a mile to the north of this site are the earthwork remains of a medieval motte. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Near to the church are the earthwork remains of a motte and bailey castle. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A castle with earthen ramparts, a motte, and timber defences and buildings could have been constructed by an unskilled workforce. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A manmade hillock that still stands on this motte may once have been topped by a defensive tower. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There is no visible stonework on the large motte. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It is situated on the scheduled site of a motte and bailey castle and a later moated manor house. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The castle formed a motte, 78 ft by 68 ft across, protected by a stream that flowed around the motte to produce a moat. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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