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martello
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[mɑːˈtɛləʊ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- any of numerous small circular forts that were erected for defence purposes along the coasts of Britain during the Napoleonic Wars
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Origin
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alteration (by association with Italian martello ‘hammer’) of Cape Mortella in Corsica, where such a tower proved difficult for the English to capture in 1794
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