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Meanings of testudo the terrapin in English

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Mascot of the University of Maryland, College Park.

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1
They used the testudo formation to mount a siege wall.
Wired
2
The testudo, a wooden shelter, was also used, large enough to contain several men.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume 03: Ancient Achievements
3
Invisible animals took it up, particle by particle, to build a testudo, a traveling house, for themselves.
Among the Forces
4
The men pulled their swords, standing next to one another as if about to fall into testudo formation.
Cleopatra's Moon
5
Some are casting missiles, others, forming a testudo, advance to the attack; fresh men by turns relieve the wearied.
"De Bello Gallico" and Other Commentaries