汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 烽燧
烽燧
fire beacon tower (used in frontier regions in former times to relay information about the enemy, using smoke by day and fire at night)
古时遇敌人来犯,边防人员点烟火报警,夜里点的火叫烽,白天放的烟叫燧。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

积薪和苇苣均是烽燧所用燃料,用以点火或举烟传递报警信号。

Both Jixin and Weiju were fuels used by the beacon tower for being lighted to give out fire or smoke to communicate alarm signals.

第二部对汉代居延地区候望系统的运作方式进行研究,由侦察与巡逻、烽火传递与烽燧自身的防御等几个方面的内容构成。

The second, research the acting means of presentiment system, this part is consist of spy and patrol signal fire transferring and recovery per se.