skans

Definitioner

1. A sconce; a type of small fort or other fortification.
   common-gender
2. the crew's quarters on an (older) ship, a forecastle
   common-gender

Ekvivalenter

Exempel

“Soldaterna förskansade sig i en gammal skans vid kusten.”

The soldiers entrenched themselves in an old sconce by the coast.

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