outwork
NounOpen English WordNet
Noun (1)
- subsidiary defensive structure lying outside the main fortified area“the outworks of the castle”Type of defensive structure, defense
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Out·work′ transitive verb
To exceed in working; to work more or faster than.
Out′work′ noun
Fortification A minor defense constructed beyond the main body of a work, as a ravelin, lunette, hornwork, etc. Thomas Wilhelm
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54