PRESTRE

Meaning of PRESTRE in English

n priest;

Prestre Johannes Prester John

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VAUBAN, SÉBASTIEN LE PRESTRE DE — born May 15, 1633, Saint-Léger-de-Foucherest, France died March 30, 1707, Paris French military engineer. After fighting with the forces of …
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VAUBAN, SEBASTIEN LE PRESTRE DE — Additional reading The most comprehensive monograph is P. Lazard, Vauban, 16331707 (1934), well illustrated and covering the development of France's …
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VAUBAN, SBASTIEN LE PRESTRE DE — born May 15, 1633, Saint-Lger-de-Foucherest [now Saint-Lger-Vauban], Fr. died March 30, 1707, Paris French military engineer who revolutionized the art …
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VAUBAN — biographical name Sébastien Le Prestre de 1633-1707 French military engineer; marshal of France
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TRENCH WARFARE — Warfare in which the opposing sides attack, counterattack, and defend from sets of trenches dug into the ground. It was …
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BAYONET — Short, sharp-edged, sometimes pointed weapon, designed for attachment to the muzzle of a firearm. According to tradition, it was developed …
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VAUBAN — /voh bahonn"/ , n. Sébastien le Prestre de /say banns tyaonn" leuh prdde"trddeu deuh/ , 1633-1707, French military engineer and …
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VAUBAN — biographical name Sébastien Le Prestre de 1633-1707 French military engineer; marshal of France
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TRENCH WARFARE — warfare in which opposing armed forces attack, counterattack, and defend from relatively permanent systems of trenches dug into the ground. …
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MILITARY TECHNOLOGY — range of weapons, equipment, structures, and vehicles used specifically for the purpose of fighting. It includes the knowledge required to …
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FORTIFICATION — in military science, works erected to strengthen a position against attack. Permanent fortifications include lasting forts and troop shelters; they …
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BAYONET — short, sharp-edged, sometimes pointed weapon, designed for attachment to the muzzle of a firearm and developed, according to tradition, in …
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TOULON — town and port, capital of Var dpartement, Provence-Alpes-Cte d'Azur region, southeastern France. It is France's principal naval base and has …
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TOUL — town, Meurthe-et-Moselle dpartement, Lorraine region, northeastern France. It lies between the left bank of the Moselle River and the Marne …
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SAARLOUIS — city, Saarland Land (state), southwestern Germany. It lies along both sides of the Saar River, near the French border, northwest …
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ROCROI — ancient fortress town, Ardennes dpartement, Champagne-Ardennes rgion, northeastern France. It lies 4 miles (6 km) from the Belgian frontier. The …
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MONS — (French), Flemish Bergen capital of Hainaut province, southwestern Belgium, set on a knoll between the Trouille and Haine rivers, at …
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MAUBEUGE — town, Nord dpartement, Nord-Pas-de-Calais rgion, northern France, on the Sambre River, near the Belgian frontier, south of Mons. Maubeuge (Latin: …
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LUXEMBOURG — officially Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, French Grand-Duch de Luxembourg, German Grossherzogtum Luxemburg one of the smallest nations in Europe, situated …
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LONGWY — town, Meurthe-et-Moselle dpartement, Lorraine rgion, northeastern France, on the Chiers River, near the borders of Belgium and Luxembourg. A part …
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LILLE — city, capital of Nord dpartement and of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais rgion, northern France, on the Dele River, 136 miles (219 km) …
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LANDAU — in full Landau In Der Pfalz, city, Rhineland-Palatinate Land (state), southwestern Germany. It is picturesquely situated along the Queich River, …
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ESSAOUIRA — formerly Mogador, Atlantic port city, western Morocco, midway between Safi and Agadir. The site was occupied by Phoenicians and then …
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BRIANON — city, Hautes-Alpes dpartement, Provence-Alpes-Cte-d'Azur rgion, southeastern France. Brianon lies at the confluence of the Durance and Guisanne rivers. Its location …
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BREST — oblast (province), southwestern Belarus, occupying an area of 12,475 sq mi (32,300 sq km) in the basin of the upper …
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BESANON — city, capital of Doubs dpartement, Franche-Comt rgion, eastern France. It lies astride a horseshoe meander of the Doubs River, 45 …
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BAYONNE — town, Pyrnes-Atlantiques dpartement, Aquitaine region, southwestern France, at the confluence of the Nive with the Adour River, 5 mi (8 …
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ALES — town, Gard dpartement, LanguedocRoussillon rgion, southeastern France. It lies along a bend of the Gardon d'Als River, at the foot …
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TRENCH WARFARE — Warfare in which the opposing sides attack, counterattack, and defend from sets of trenches dug into the ground. It was …
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BAYONET — n. Short, sharp-edged, sometimes pointed weapon, designed for attachment to the muzzle of a firearm. According to tradition, it was …
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