crownwork

[kroun-wurk]

noun Fortification.

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

Origin of crownwork

First recorded in 1670–80; crown + work

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Historical Examples of crownwork

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

noun

1. the manufacture of artificial crowns for teeth
2. such an artificial crown or crowns
fortifications a covering or protective outwork

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