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Scutum is an English word. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Scutum in a sentence

Scutum meaning

  1. An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; carried chiefly by the heavily armed infantry of the Roman army.
  2. A scute.
  3. A shield-like protection, such as the scutum protecting the back of a hard tick (cf. alloscutum, conscutum).

Using Scutum

  • The main meaning on this page is: An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; carried chiefly by the heavily armed infantry of the Roman army. | A scute. | A shield-like protection, such as the scutum protecting the back of a hard tick (cf. alloscutum, conscutum).

Context around Scutum

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

constellation 1×

Sentence patterns with Scutum

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

gladius and scutum was devastating 1× it is scutum 1× objects in scutum are m11 1× shortened to scutum 1× the constellation scutum as it 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

above the tail 1× as one military 1× history the constellation 1× later the name 1× the two best 1×

Common sentence endings:

it is scutum 1× m26 ngc 6694 1× scutum was devastating 1× shortened to scutum 1× the naked eye 1×

Words around Scutum

Just before it in the word index:

scuttling 43 scuttles 8 scuttlers 2 scuttled 95 scuttlebutt 12 scuttle 59

Just after it in the word index:

scuzzy 6 scv 13 scvl 2 scw 2 scwa 4 scws 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aarne 7 aasb 7 aasen 7 aashiqui 7

Corpus analysis for Scutum

  • In this selection, "scutum" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 19.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, constellation stand out and add context to how "scutum" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include gladius and scutum was devastating and it is scutum. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "scutum" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with scutum

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Later, the name was shortened to Scutum. (7 words)

History The constellation Scutum as it can be seen by the naked eye. (13 words)

Above the tail of the serpent is the now-obsolete constellation Taurus Poniatovii while below it is Scutum. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

As one military historian notes: :Combined with Shaka's "buffalo horns" attack formation for surrounding and annihilating enemy forces, the Zulu combination of iklwa and shield—similar to the Roman legionaries' use of gladius and scutum—was devastating. (38 words)

The two best known deep sky objects in Scutum are M11 (the Wild Duck Cluster) and the open cluster M26 (NGC 6694). (22 words)

Above the tail of the serpent is the now-obsolete constellation Taurus Poniatovii while below it is Scutum. (18 words)

Example sentences (5)

Above the tail of the serpent is the now-obsolete constellation Taurus Poniatovii while below it is Scutum.

As one military historian notes: :Combined with Shaka's "buffalo horns" attack formation for surrounding and annihilating enemy forces, the Zulu combination of iklwa and shield—similar to the Roman legionaries' use of gladius and scutum—was devastating.

History The constellation Scutum as it can be seen by the naked eye.

Later, the name was shortened to Scutum.

The two best known deep sky objects in Scutum are M11 (the Wild Duck Cluster) and the open cluster M26 (NGC 6694).

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "scutum" in a sentence?
An example: "Above the tail of the serpent is the now-obsolete constellation Taurus Poniatovii while below it is Scutum." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "scutum" from authentic English texts.
What does "scutum" mean?
Scutum means: An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; carried chiefly by the heavily armed infantry of the Roman army.
How many example sentences with "scutum" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "scutum", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.