Impalement

[im'peilmənt]

解释:

(noun.) the act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of punishment or torture.

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解释:

(n.) The act of impaling, or the state of being impaled.

(n.) An inclosing by stakes or pales, or the space so inclosed.

(n.) That which hedges in; inclosure.

(n.) The division of a shield palewise, or by a vertical line, esp. for the purpose of putting side by side the arms of husband and wife. See Impale, 3.

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