Testudo in a sentence as a noun

Likewise, in another major historical incident - this was also basically how Arminius defeated the three roman legions in his famous rout - he caught them in the woods, on ground where they couldn't assume the testudo formation.

Testudo definitions

noun

a movable protective covering that provided protection from above; used by Roman troops when approaching the walls of a besieged fortification

noun

type genus of the Testudinidae

See also: Testudo