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Meanings
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abbreviation
Abbreviation of 砲台場. Refers to a coastal defense fortification or gun battery, especially in historical contexts (e.g., Edo period).
Odaiba is located on the site of a battery built in the Edo period.
This fort was built to prevent the intrusion of foreign ships.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉に台場を築くto build a coastal battery/fort at a place
The shogunate built coastal batteries off Shinagawa.
- 台場を守るto defend a coastal fort/battery
Soldiers were stationed to defend the coastal battery.