English Dictionary

epaulement

IPA（発音記号）

/eɪ.poʊlˈmɑnt/

名詞

A barricade of heaped earth for protection from gunfire. / (ballet) A position in which one shoulder is thrust forward and the other back, and the torso turned at a right angle to the supporting leg.

日本語の意味

銃撃から身を守るための盛り土の障壁 / バレエにおける姿勢：片方の肩を前に突き出し、もう片方を後ろに引き、胴体が支える足に直角の角度で配置される体の配置

Under heavy fire, the platoon took shelter behind the epaulement to hold their position.

激しい銃火の下、小隊は陣地を維持するために土塁の後ろに身を寄せた。

意味（1）

A barricade of heaped earth for protection from gunfire.

意味（2）

(ballet) A position in which one shoulder is thrust forward and the other back, and the torso turned at a right angle to the supporting leg.

epaulements （ plural ）