blindage

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blindage englanniksi

  1. A cover or protection for an advanced trench or approach, formed of fascines and earth supported by a framework.

  2. (quote-book)

  3. (quote-journal)

  4. A deep dugout, often equipped with bunks and other fittings.

  5. (quote-journal)|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/01/14/special-report-loose-cannons-frontline-ukraines-forgotten-war/|passage=The key unit of life here is the dugout – what the soldiers call a ‘blindage’ – an underground burrow where half a dozen men share the narrow space between the bunks with weapons, ammunition, biscuits, tea bags, and a jumble of other essentials (there is also usually a cat, not to mention the mice).

  6. A final layer of material such as sand or road scrapings that is spread to fill in any small gaps in the road surface and soak up any wet spots.

  7. armour, plating