crownwork

[ kroun-wurk ]

/ ˈkraʊnˌwɜrk /

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noun Fortification.

an outwork containing a central bastion with a curtain and demibastions, usually designed to cover some advantageous position.

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Origin of crownwork

First recorded in 1670–80; crown + work

Words nearby crownwork

crown rust, crown saw, crown vetch, crown wart, crown wheel, crownwork, crow over, crow-pheasant, crow's-foot, crow's-nest, crowstep

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How to use crownwork in a sentence

Between the fort and crownwork we remarked the remains of two square redoubts.
Travels Through North America, v. 1-2|Berhard Saxe-Weimar Eisenach

British Dictionary definitions for crownwork

crownwork

/ (ˈkraʊnˌwɜːk) /

noun

the manufacture of artificial crowns for teeth
such an artificial crown or crowns

fortifications a covering or protective outwork

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