Definitions for mantlet
mant·let

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mantelet, mantletnoun

   portable bulletproof shelter

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mantletnoun

   A short sleeveless cloak or cape.

2. mantletnoun

   A portable screen or other covering, especially as used to protect the approach of soldiers engaged in a siege.

3. Etymology: From mantellettum and its source, mantelet, mantelet, diminutive of mantel.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mantlet

   A mantlet was a portable wall or shelter used for stopping projectiles in medieval warfare. It could be mounted on a wheeled carriage, and protected one or several soldiers. In the First World War a mantlet type of device was used by the French to attack barbed wire entanglements.

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1. mantlet

   A mantlet is a large portable shield or cover, often made of wood or fabric, used historically in warfare to protect soldiers from projectiles or other attacks while approaching or besieging the walls of a fortification. It can also refer to a protective structure fixed on military vehicles or ships.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mantletnoun

   see Mantelet

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1. Mantlet

   A mantlet was a large shield or portable shelter used for stopping arrows or bullets, in medieval warfare. A mantlet could be mounted on a wheeled carriage, and protected one or several soldiers. In the First World War a mantlet type of device was used by the French to attack barbed wire entanglements. In military use from pre-WW2 onward, a mantlet is the thick, protective steel frontal shield, usually able to elevate and depress, which houses the main gun on an armoured tank, examples being Tiger Tank, Sherman Tank and Churchill Tank .

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mantlet

   A sort of temporary fortification intended to protect the men working guns in embrasures, casemates, or port-holes from the bullets of sharpshooters. The mantlet is usually made to be hoisted up while the gunner takes aim, and then lowered to cover the whole opening except a circular aperture for the muzzle of the cannon. With every increase in the range and precision of small-arms, mantlets become more essential for the safety of gunners. Mantlets are made of thick fir, of solid oak planks, or of iron plates, the last being preferable, as the lightest. At Sebastopol, the Russians effectively blocked their embrasures by thick mantlets of plaited rope suspended freely. A mantlet of planks or iron plates, about 5 feet high, and occasionally mounted on small wheels, is also used to protect sappers working at the end of a sap, although a rolling gabion is preferred for this purpose by many engineers.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of mantlet in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of mantlet in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=mantlet
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mantlet
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantlet
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mantlet
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=mantlet
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html