Definition

1. Noun:
   • Shelters and trenches: A military term referring to a system of defensive earthworks, specifically combining covered shelters ("hầm") and connecting trenches ("hào") used for protection and movement during combat.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Bộ đội đào hầm hào để phòng thủ. (The soldiers dug shelters and trenches for defense.)
  • Hệ thống hầm hào ở đây rất phức tạp. (The system of shelters and trenches here is very complex.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "hầm hào" is almost exclusively used in a military or historical combat context to describe fortified defensive positions.

Variants and Related Words

• Hầm (n): A shelter or bunker, often underground or reinforced.

  • Họ trú ẩn trong hầm. (They took shelter in the bunker.)

• Hào (n): A trench or ditch.

  • Hào chống tăng ngăn cản xe địch. (The anti-tank trench obstructed enemy vehicles.)

Synonyms

• Fortifications: Military constructions built for defense.
• Earthworks: Defensive structures made from earth.
• Entrenchments: A system of trenches and defensive walls.

Related Idioms

• Đào hầm đắp lũy: To dig shelters and build ramparts; meaning to prepare strong defenses.
  • Dân làng đào hầm đắp lũy để chống giặc. (The villagers dug shelters and built ramparts to fight the invaders.)

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