ferrying troops by boat or raft
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to ferry (troops, equipment) across a river using boats or rafts
formalA specialized military term describing the tactical movement of personnel and matériel across a water obstacle. Primarily used in formal, technical, or historical military contexts.
Gōng工
bīng兵
bù部
duì队
zài在
lí黎
míng明
shí时
fèn分
kāi开
shǐ始
cáo漕
dù渡
。
The engineer troops began ferrying at dawn.
Zhè这
cì次
yǎn演
xí习
de的
zhòng重
diǎn点
shì是
kuài快
sù速
cáo漕
dù渡
zhòng重
xíng型
zhuāng装
bèi备
。
The focus of this exercise is the rapid ferrying of heavy equipment.
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Tā他
men们
zhǔn准
bèi备
le了
xiàng橡
pí皮
tǐng艇
yòng用
yú于
cáo漕
dù渡
。
They prepared rubber boats for ferrying.
Gǔ古
dài代
jūn军
duì队
yě也
cháng常
xū需
yào要
cáo漕
dù渡
guò过
jiāng江
。
Ancient armies also often needed to ferry across rivers.