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Dictionary: out·work   (out-wûrk') pronunciation

tr.v., -worked, or -wrought (-rôt'), -work·ing, -works.
  1. To work better or faster than.
  2. To complete (something); work (something) out.
n. (out'wûrk')
A minor fortification constructed beyond a main defensive position or fortification.


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: subsidiary defensive structure lying outside the main fortified area


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An outwork is a minor defense, fortification, built or established outside the principal fortification limits, detached or semidetached. Outworks were developed in the 16th century, such as ravelins, lunettes (demilunes), caponiers to shield bastions and fortification curtains from direct battery. Later the increasing scale of warfare and the greater resources available to the besieger accelerated this development, and systems of outworks grew more and more elaborate and sprawling as a means of slowing the attacker's progress and making it more costly.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - udenværk, udearbejde
v. tr. - arbejde bedre end

Nederlands (Dutch)
ravelijn, productie verricht buiten de fabriek

Français (French)
n. - (GB) travail à domicile
v. tr. - travailler mieux/plus vite que, achever, réaliser

Deutsch (German)
n. - Außenwerk, Heimarbeit
v. - besser arbeiten als, perfekt ausarbeiten

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - προκεχωρημένο οχυρό, εξωτερική εργασία, εργολαβία, φασόν
v. - ξεπερνώ σε εργασία ή εργατικότητα, ολοκληρώνω εργασία

Italiano (Italian)
fortificazione esterna, lavoro a domicilio, lavorare meglio, finire

Português (Portuguese)
n. - antefortificação (f)
v. - terminar uma tarefa, superar no trabalho

Русский (Russian)
внешнее укрепление/ постройка

Español (Spanish)
n. - defensa exterior, trabajo hecho fuera de la empresa, trabajo a domicilio
v. tr. - trabajar mejor, más rápido o más duro que, solucionar, concluir, finalizar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - (mil)utanverk, hemarbete, utlagt arbete
v. - arbeta mer än

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
外垒, 在屋外的作业或工作, 在工作上胜过

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 外壘, 在屋外的作業或工作
v. tr. - 在工作上勝過

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 외루, 바깥일
v. tr. - ~보다 잘 일하다, 일로 이기다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 外堡, 外塁, 出張勤務

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حصن خارجي للدفاع عن المركز (فعل) يكمل عمله, يفوقه في العمل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ביצור חיצוני, עבודת חוץ‬
v. tr. - ‮עבד קשה יותר, טוב יותר, מהר יותר מ-, עבד עד להשלמת העבודה‬


 
 
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ravelin, demilune
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