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breast·work (brĕst'wûrk')
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n. a low temporary defense or parapet.
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| Architecture: breastwork |
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.
| Archaeology Dictionary: breastwork |
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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| Translations: Breastwork |
Nederlands (Dutch)
borstwering
Français (French)
n. - parapet
Deutsch (German)
n. - Brüstung
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πρόχωμα, μετερίζι
Português (Portuguese)
n. - parapeito (m) baixo (Mil.)
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
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) متراس,
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - חומת-מגן נמוכה וזמנית, קיר מגן, סוללה
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