mantelet
a short mantle.
Also mant·let [mant-lit] /ˈmænt lɪt/ .Military.
any of various bulletproof shelters or screens.
Origin of mantelet
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How to use mantelet in a sentence
Screens and mantlets for the protection of the engine-workers were used in great variety.
Rope mantlets are used on the breeches of some of the barbette guns.
Pictures of Southern Life | William Howard RussellWe soon made short work of the boulders, much to the General's satisfaction, and got on fast with the mantlets.
With the Naval Brigade in Natal (1899-1900) | Lieutenant Burne.My own 12-pounder crews and those of Richards' guns hard at the mantlets for the armoured train, and doing the job very well.
With the Naval Brigade in Natal (1899-1900) | Lieutenant Burne.Fire arrows from mantlets and tortoises hissed overhead and fell, trailing sparks, into the atrium of the palace.
The Saracen: Land of the Infidel | Robert Shea
British Dictionary definitions for mantelet
mantlet
/ (ˈmæntəˌlɛt) /
a woman's short mantle, often lace-trimmed, worn in the mid-19th century
a portable bulletproof screen or shelter
Origin of mantelet
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