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crownwork
[ kroun-wurk ]
noun
, Fortification.
- an outwork containing a central bastion with a curtain and demibastions, usually designed to cover some advantageous position.
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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Origin of crownwork1
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Example Sentences
Between the fort and crownwork we remarked the remains of two square redoubts.
From Project Gutenberg
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