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depression; shelter; small fortress
Meanings
3 senses · 15 examplesnoun
low-lying area; hollow
Most often used to describe mountain valleys or enclosed depressions.
We found a hidden spring in the mountain depression.
This small stream winds through the mountain hollow.
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This village is located in a wind-sheltered mountain depression.
After the rain, the mountain hollow was filled with the scent of moist soil.
Ancient bandits often hid in deep mountain hollows.
noun
sheltered building; dock
Commonly used for boat docks or enclosed garden pavilions.
This dock has a large shipyard that can berth twenty cargo ships at once.
The flower shelter in the garden is filled with all kinds of Chinese roses.
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The fishermen moored their boats in the dock to avoid the typhoon.
The boat dock in this ancient garden is a building left over from the Ming Dynasty.
The gardener cultivated many rare orchids in the flower shelter.
noun
small defensive fort; village outpost
formalFormal literary term, mostly used in historical or classical texts.
Village outposts on ancient borders were often raided by nomadic peoples.
Historians discovered the ruins of an abandoned Ming Dynasty village fort in the mountains.
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These village forts provided shelter for villagers during times of war.
The local annals record the construction history of this Qing Dynasty village fort.
The garrison built high walls around the village fort.