outwork
[ verb out-wurk; noun out-wurk ]
/ verb ˌaʊtˈwɜrk; noun ˈaʊtˌwɜrk /
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verb (used with object), out·worked or out·wrought, out·work·ing.
noun
a minor defense built or established outside the principal fortification limits.
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British Dictionary definitions for outwork
outwork
noun (ˈaʊtˌwɜːk)
(often plural) defences which lie outside main defensive works
work performed away from the factory, office, etc, by which it has been commissioned
verb (ˌaʊtˈwɜːk) -works, -working, -worked or -wrought (tr)
to work better, harder, etc, than
to work out to completion
Derived forms of outwork
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