propugnaculum

prōpūgnāculum, ī, n.: a defense, rampart, fortification, bulwark, 4.87. (prōpūgnō, defend)

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.

propugnaculum [CL] , (mil.) defensive or protective structure (usu. as part of wall of castle, fortified town, or sim.), bulwark, parapet, battlement; b (w. ref. to structure on back of elephant). c (fig. sts. w. ref. to Cant. iv 4). sacram sarcofagi tumbam ‥ quasi turris obstaculum et muri ~um [gl.: wighus vel foreweal] ‥ ignium imbribus opposuerunt Aldh. VirgP 41; repente muri ~a conscendit, et inde se in ima fosse ‥ proicit. ‥ emergens ‥ a fossa, altera nichilominus exterioris castelli exsuperat ~a Gosc. Transl. Mild. 23; muros conscendunt, et inter lapidea ~a quedam eciam lignea interponere pro sua defensione concertarunt R. Cold. Cuthb. 39; ~a [v. l. propignacula, propionacula; gl.: les bretaches, barbakanes vel brutaches] et pinne turrim ‥ muniant Neckam Ut. 104; quasi castrum pulcherimum circa eam [sc. crucem], quod opere lignario ‥ ornatissime constructum, ornabant turres ‥, columpneque, et ~a in multitudine cultiori G. Hen. V 15 p. 108; bretex of a walle, propinnaculum, -li PP; ~a, A.kerneles ‥ hoc propinaculum, A. a bretayge WW; coronam templi quaquaversum excitavit lapide quadrato, in morem ‥ corollariorum in ~is, ut [tegulario] ‥ minor fieret labor in restituendo tecto Ferr. Kinloss 71.  b elephas est animal ossibus robustum et firmum adeo ut sufficiat belli machinas et edificata desuper ~a sustinere Bald. Cant. Serm. 1. 31. 568A.  c p675 hujus excusationis ~um, sub quo se delitescere confidunt, apostolicae castigationis ballista ‥ conquassare ‥ nitar Aldh. Ep. 4 p. 486; Christus ‥ cujus civitas est sancta et universalis ecclesia ‥ . hujus civitatis ~a sanctae sunt scripturae et praecedentium patrum exempla Alcuin Dogm. 133C; iste est, Britannia, ~um tuum, pater et pastor tuus, vir apostolicus V. Birini 20; sunt in muro continentie facienda ~a de virtutibus cognatis ei R. Niger Mil. III 42; ad summa fame ~a triumphat in gloria Map NC IV 11 f. 53.

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.

propugnaculum , i. n.
砲臺。堡障。妥處。Propugnaculo (dat.) esse 護彼。

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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.