Sconce — may refer to any of the following: * Sconce (fortification), a military fortification * Sconce (light fixture) * Sconcing, imposing a penalty in the form of drink * SCoNCe, Secure Computing and Networking Center, University of California, Irvine … Wikipedia
Sconce — Sconce, n. [D. schans, OD. schantse, perhaps from OF. esconse a hiding place, akin to esconser to hide, L. absconsus, p. p. of abscondere. See {Abscond}, and cf. {Ensconce}, {Sconce} a candlestick.] 1. A fortification, or work for defense; a fort … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sconce — Effectively, English now only has one word sconce in general use, although others have come and gone in the past. That is the noun meaning ‘candlestick’ or ‘wall bracket for a light’ [14]. It originally denoted a ‘lantern’ or ‘covered… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
sconce — Effectively, English now only has one word sconce in general use, although others have come and gone in the past. That is the noun meaning ‘candlestick’ or ‘wall bracket for a light’ [14]. It originally denoted a ‘lantern’ or ‘covered… … Word origins
fortification — Synonyms and related words: abatis, advanced work, affirmation, attestation, authentication, backing, backing up, balistraria, bank, banquette, barbed wire entanglement, barbican, barricade, barrier, bartizan, bastion, battlement, bearing out,… … Moby Thesaurus
sconce — Synonyms and related words: abatis, advanced work, amercement, balistraria, bank, banquette, barbed wire entanglement, barbican, barricade, barrier, bartizan, bastion, battlement, bean, belfry, bracket, brain, breastwork, brow, bulwark,… … Moby Thesaurus
sconce — n. 1. Cover, shelter, protection. 2. Candle holder, candelabrum. 3. Bulwark, fort, defence, block house, fortification. 4. Helmet, head piece. 5. Skull, head. 6. Brains, sense, judgment, discretion. 7. Mulct, fine, poll tax … New dictionary of synonyms
en|sconce — «ehn SKONS», transitive verb, sconced, sconc|ing. 1. to shelter safely; hide: »The soldiers were ensconced in strongly fortified trenches. We were ensconced in the cellar during the tornado. 2. to settle comfortably and firmly: »The cat ensconced … Useful english dictionary
List of established military terms — This is a list of established military terms which have been in use for at least 50 years. Technology has changed so not all of them are in current use, or they may have been superseded by more modern ones. However they are still in current use… … Wikipedia
Kongsvinger Fortress — Infobox Military Structure name=Kongsvinger festning location=Kongsvinger, Norway caption=Kongsvinger Fortess seen from the south map type = Norway latitude = 60.198889 longitude = 12.011389 coordinates =… … Wikipedia
