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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary:

An·te·mu·ral

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n.

[L. antemurale: ante + murus wall. See Mural.]
An outwork of a strong, high wall, with turrets, in front of the gateway (as of an old castle), for defending the entrance.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture & Construction:

antemural

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The outerworks or wall surrounding and protecting a castle.

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