Sheltron

//ˈʃɛltɹən//

Synonyms for "sheltron" (1 found)

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Polish

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  • schiltron noun (any compact body of troops forming a battle array or phalanx)

Russian

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  • шилтрон noun (any compact body of troops forming a battle array or phalanx)

Slovak

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  • šiltron noun (any compact body of troops forming a battle array or phalanx)

Spanish

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  • testudo noun (any compact body of troops forming a battle array or phalanx)

Ukrainian

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  • шилтрон noun (any compact body of troops forming a battle array or phalanx)

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The ſheltron of the foremen of the fyrſt ſort, ſhalbe ſet in the ryght corner, and wete thou well that cohort is not ellis but the numbre of fyfty hundred knyghtis, and eṽry legion is ten comportes. Than as I ſaid before, the ſheltron of foremen of the fyrſt cohort, ſhude be ſet in the fyr[ſ]t corner of the ſheldron, and to hem the ſecunde cohort ſhalbe joined. [From an anonymous English translation of Vigetus de re Militari.]

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As the group tops a crest, there is a skip of panic among them, and they instinctively cluster around the youngest, a schiltrom of hooves and teeth.

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