| 单词 |
presidio |
| 释义 |
‖ presidio|preˈsidio, prɪˈsɪdɪəʊ|
[Sp., a garrison, a fort:—L. præsidium: see presidy, -die.]
In Spain and in parts of America originally settled by Spaniards, e.g. the south-western United States: A fort, a fortified settlement, a military station, a garrison town. Also, a Spanish penal settlement in a foreign country.
1808Pike Sources Mississ. iii. (1810) App. 28 The presidio of Rio Grande is situated on that river. 1839Penny Cycl. XV. 158/1 For the protection of the latter [white settlers] the Spaniards erected [in Texas, etc.] presidios; a presidio consists of a wooden wall of a quadrangular form, within which the houses are built, and the gates are shut at sunset. 1843Marryat M. Violet xvi, The population rose... The presidio was occupied by the insurgents. c1847Irving Span. Papers (1866) I. 285 A presidio or stronghold of the Moors. 1853Card. Wiseman Ess. III. 20 An African presidio or prison-fort, where galley-slaves are detained. 1885Encycl. Brit. XIX. 763/1 The bulk of the prison population in Spain is still sent to presidios, or convict establishments. 1905Whitaker's Almanack 620/2 Spanish Over-Sea Possessions... In Morocco are several ‘Presidios’; Ifni near Cape Non, Tetuan and Ceuta..opposite Gibraltar [etc.]. 1906Daily Chron. 19 Apr. 5/4 The presidio or fortified settlement of San Francisco was founded by the Spaniards in 1776. |
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