n. A hollow route, adapted to cover troops and facilitate their approach to a place.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A hollow way, adapted to cover troops, and facilitate their aproach to a place.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Milit., a hollow way or natural hollow, adapted to cover troops and facilitate their approach to a place.
Word Usage
"Amos asked her for the key to the cabin door, and she went to the back porch and took one off a nail, but it wouldn't fit the lock, and before she could get another to try, the roof was on fire and cavin 'in."