Definition

1. Noun:
   • Moat and bastions, defense works: A system of defensive structures, typically consisting of a moat (a deep, wide ditch) and a rampart or bastion (a defensive wall or embankment), used for protection in warfare.
   • Fortifications: General term for constructed military defenses.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Quân đội cố thủ dằng sau hào lũy kiên cố. (The army dug in behind solid defense works.)
  • Tòa thành cổ được bao quanh bởi hào lũy sâu. (The ancient citadel was surrounded by deep moats and bastions.)
  • Họ xây dựng hào lũy để chống lại quân xâm lược. (They built fortifications to resist the invaders.)

Advanced Usage

• "ẩn sau hào lũy": to hide behind fortifications; used metaphorically to describe someone who is being overly defensive or isolating themselves.
  • Anh ta không dám đối mặt, chỉ biết ẩn sau hào lũy của sự im lặng. (He doesn't dare to confront it, he only knows how to hide behind the fortifications of his silence.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lũy (n): Rampart, embankment. Often used in historical contexts for earthen defensive walls.
  • lũy tre (bamboo hedge)
• Hào (n): Moat, trench.
  • hào nước (water moat)
• Công sự (n): Fortifications, defensive works. A more general modern military term.
• Phòng tuyến (n): Defensive line.

Synonyms

• Công trình phòng thủ: Defensive works.
• Thành lũy: Ramparts, fortress walls (emphasizes the wall structure).

Related Phrases

• Đào hào đắp lũy: To dig moats and build ramparts; meaning to prepare strong defenses.
  • Dân làng đào hào đắp lũy để bảo vệ mình. (The villagers dug moats and built ramparts to protect themselves.)

1. Moat and bastions, defence work
   • Cố thủ dằng sau hào lủy kiên cố
     To dig in behind solid defence works