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Preferred term

Mantelets, military science  

Definition

  • A type of shield used by besiegers as a moveable protection against missiles, late middle ages; now denotes bulletproof screens for gunners

Entry terms

  • MANTLETS, MILITARY SCIENCE

Notation

  • 115716

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-WZPVKH91-L

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