propugnaculum
propugnaculum, a bulwark, tower, rampart, fortress, defence
Frieze-Dennison Vergil
prōpūgnāculum, ī, n.: a defense, rampart, fortification, bulwark, 4.87. (prōpūgnō, defend)
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propugnacula Noun: neuter accusative plural, Noun: neuter vocative plural, Noun: neuter nominative plural of propugnaculum
prōpugnācŭlum, i, n. [propugno], a bulwark, tower, rampart, fortress, defence (class.).
- I Lit.: pontes et propugnacula jungunt, Verg. A. 9, 170; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 34, § 88: Siciliae, i.e. the fleet, id. ib. 2, 3, 80, § 186: solidati muri, propugnacula addita, Tac. H. 2, 19: moenium, id. ib. 3, 84: navium, i.e. ships furnished with towers, Hor. Epod. 1, 2; cf.: armatae classes imponunt sibi turrium propugnacula, Plin. 32, 1, 1, § 3: oppositum barbaris, Nep. Them. 6, 5: domus ut propugnacula habeat, Cic. Fam. 14, 18, 2: propugnacula aequoris, dams or dikes, Stat. S. 3, 3, 101: Cremona propugnaculum adversus Gallos, Tac. H. 3, 54.—
- II Trop., a bulwark, protection, defence (class.): lex Aelia et Fufia propugnacula tranquillitatis, Cic. Pis. 4, 9; cf. id. Verr. 2, 3, 16, § 40: tyrannidis propugnacula, Nep. Timol. 3, 3; Gell. 7, 3, 47; Liv. 34, 61.
prōpūgnāculum, ī, n. (propugno), Schutzwehr, Brustwehr, Schutz, Vormauer, Bollwerk, I) eig.: moenium, Tac.: navium, Schiffsbollwerke (mit Bollwerken versehene Schiffe), Hor.: so von der Flotte, pr. Siciliae, Cic.: v. Athen, pr. oppositum barbaris, Nep.: propugnacula imperii, Flotten u. Heere, Cic.: propugnacula statuere (anlegen), Liv.: auch vom Hause, domus ut propugnacula habeat, Cic. – II) übtr.: a) übh.: tyrannidis, Nep.: lex Aelia et Fufia, propugnacula tranquillitatis, Cic. – b) Verteidigungsgrund, pr. illud prius, Cic.: firmissimo propugnaculo uti, Liv.
sacram sarcofagi tumbam ‥ quasi turris obstaculum et muri ~um [gl.: ] ‥ ignium imbribus opposueruntwighus velforeweal
repente muri ~a conscendit, et inde se in ima fosse ‥ proicit. ‥ emergens ‥ a fossa, altera nichilominus exterioris castelli exsuperat ~a
muros conscendunt, et inter lapidea ~a quedam eciam lignea interponere pro sua defensione concertarunt
~a [v. l. propignacula, propionacula; gl.: ] et pinne turrim ‥ muniantles bretaches ,barbakanes velbrutaches
quasi castrum pulcherimum circa eam [sc. crucem ], quod opere lignario ‥ ornatissime constructum, ornabant turres ‥, columpneque, et ~a in multitudine cultiori
bretex of a walle , propinnaculum, -li
~a, A.kerneles ‥ hoc propinaculum, A.a bretayge
coronam templi quaquaversum excitavit lapide quadrato, in morem ‥ corollariorum in ~is, ut [tegulario ] ‥ minor fieret labor in restituendo tecto
elephas est animal ossibus robustum et firmum adeo ut sufficiat belli machinas et edificata desuper ~a sustinere
hujus excusationis ~um, sub quo se delitescere confidunt, apostolicae castigationis ballista ‥ conquassare ‥ nitar
Christus ‥ cujus civitas est sancta et universalis ecclesia ‥ . hujus civitatis ~a sanctae sunt scripturae et praecedentium patrum exempla
iste est, Britannia, ~um tuum, pater et pastor tuus, vir apostolicus
sunt in muro continentie facienda ~a de virtutibus cognatis ei
ad summa fame ~a triumphat in gloria
prōpugnācŭlum, (11) ī, n. (propugno), ¶ 1 ouvrage de défense, retranchement, rempart, fortification : Virg. En. 9, 170 ; Tac. H. 2, 19 ; 3, 84 ¶ 2 [en gén.] tout moyen de défense : [en parl. dʼun vaisseau] propugnaculo ceteris esse Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 89, servir aux autres de rempart ; classis... propugnaculum provinciæ Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 186, la flotte... rempart de la province ¶ 3 [fig.] lex Ælia et Fufia, propugnacula tranquillitatis Cic. Pis. 9, les lois Ælia et Fufia, ces remparts de la tranquillité publique, cf. Verr. 2, 3, 40 ; Par. 12 ; Nep. Timol. 3, 3.
- 1. versterking, bolwerk [moenium];
- 2. (metaf.) (a) bescherming (tegen: gen.) [tyrannidis]; (b) verdedigingsgrond.
Arbalisteria. Glossar. Lat. Gall. ex Cod. reg. 7692 :
prōpūgnāculum ī, n
- propugno, a bulwark, tower, rampart, fortress, defence: ut propugnaculo ceteris (navis) esset: pontīs et propugnacula iungunt, V.: Siciliae, i. e. the fleet: navium, i. e. ships furnished with towers, H.: oppositum barbaris, N.: moenium, Ta.—Fig., a bulwark, protection, defence: lex Aelia et Fufia propugnacula tranquillitatis: tyrannidis propugnacula, N.: firmissimo propugnaculo uti, quod, etc., as his strongest plea, L.
Propugnacŭlum
(1) In general, any construction on land used for purposes of defence, as a barricade, rampart, etc.
(2) The tower on a man-of-war from which the marines (classiarii) discharged missiles at the enemy (Hor. Epod. i. 2). See navis.