breastwork

n.
A temporary, quickly constructed fortification, usually breast-high. See synonyms at bulwark.

n. a low temporary defense or parapet.

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1. Masonry work for a chimney breast.
2. The parapet of a building.
3. A defensive wall, hastily constructed, about breast high, often protecting the summit of a mound.

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A low timber or stone wall projecting above the top of a rampart on the outside, sometimes an upward extension of the outer face, to provide a measure of protection and concealment for anyone standing on the rampart or moving along it.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - brystværn

Nederlands (Dutch)
borstwering

Français (French)
n. - parapet

Deutsch (German)
n. - Brüstung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πρόχωμα, μετερίζι

Italiano (Italian)
parapetto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - parapeito (m) baixo (Mil.)

Русский (Russian)
бруствер

Español (Spanish)
n. - parapeto, pretil, baranda

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bröstvärn

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
赶工做成的防壁

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 趕工做成的防壁

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 흉장

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 胸墻, 胸壁

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) متراس,‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חומת-מגן נמוכה וזמנית, קיר מגן, סוללה‬

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