transcription, транскрипция: [ tes-ˈtü-(ˌ)dō, -ˈtyü- ]
noun
( plural -dos )
Etymology: Latin testudin-, testudo, literally, tortoise, tortoise shell; akin to Latin testa shell
Date: 1609
: a cover of overlapping shields or a shed wheeled up to a wall used by the ancient Romans to protect an attacking force