testudo
pronunciation
How to pronounce testudo in British English:
UK [tes'tju:dəʊ]
How to pronounce testudo in American English:
US [tes'tjudoʊ]
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- Noun:
- a movable protective covering that provided protection from above; used by Roman troops when approaching the walls of a besieged fortification
Word Origin
Example
- 1. There is a reference to the use of a " fish-scale formation " by soldiers in zhizhi 's army , which dubs said described the testudo formation of overlapping shields " made only by roman soldiers " .