Blindage

Quick meaning: Blindage is a noun meaning (military, historical) A cover or protection for an advanced trench or approach, formed of fascines and earth supported by a framework.

Meaning

(military, historical) A cover or protection for an advanced trench or approach, formed of fascines and earth supported by a framework.

More Meanings

1. (military) A deep dugout, often equipped with bunks and other fittings.
2. A final layer of material such as sand or road scrapings that is spread to fill in any small gaps in the road surface and soak up any wet spots.

Example Sentences

. At first, I thought of staying in a blindage.

A blindage may also be formed by covering the space between two traverses with beams, hurdles, earth, & c .

There literally was left no space to step foot in the whole blindage: it was so choked with soldiers up to the very entrance.

Blindage covering the tops of saps could simply consist of sandbags, or a layer of fascines laid over the crest of the parapet.

Word Forms

• blindages

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include blind, blindfold, defilade, blinder, bandage, pannier.

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