English Dictionary

camonflet

名詞

(military) A small mine, sometimes formed in the wall or side of an enemy's gallery, to blow in the earth and cut off the retreat of the miners.

日本語の意味

（軍事用語）敵の坑道や通路の壁・側面に設けられる小型の鉱山。爆薬を用いて土砂を吹き飛ばし、敵の採掘者の撤退を阻止するために使用される。

The sappers carefully set a camonflet in the gallery wall to blow in the earth and cut off the retreat of the enemy miners.

工兵たちは敵の掘削者の退路を断つために、ギャラリーの壁に小規模な地下爆薬を慎重に仕掛けた。

意味（1）

(military) A small mine, sometimes formed in the wall or side of an enemy's gallery, to blow in the earth and cut off the retreat of the miners.

the French were throwing camonflets or stink-pots into the city as a means of annoyance to its defenders.

camonflets （ plural ）