English Dictionary

fire step

名詞

歴史的

(military, chiefly historical) A step or platform dug into the front side of a military trench - allowing soldiers to stand on it in order to fire over the parapet.

日本語の意味

（軍事用語、主に歴史的）塹壕の前方に掘られ、兵士が立って遮蔽物越しに射撃できるように設けられた段差または足場

The soldiers climbed onto the fire step to peer over the parapet and return fire.

兵士たちは塹壕の射撃段に登って土塁の向こうをのぞき、応戦した。

意味（1）

(military, chiefly historical) A step or platform dug into the front side of a military trench - allowing soldiers to stand on it in order to fire over the parapet.

We stood on the fire step with our heads over the top, peering out into No Man's Land.

fire steps （ plural ）