Breastwork
11breastwork — Synonyms and related words: abatis, advanced work, arch dam, backstop, balistraria, bamboo curtain, bank, banquette, bar, barbed wire entanglement, barbican, barrage, barricade, barrier, bartizan, bastion, battlement, bear trap dam, beaver dam,… …
12breastwork — n. temporary fortification …
13breastwork — noun a low temporary defence or parapet …
14breastwork — n. (Fort.) Parapet …
15Breastwork — Low defensive wall or earthwork, especially to protect gunners or artillery. These structures were often improvised both by besieging or attacking forces, and by defenders …
16breastwork — breast•work [[t]ˈbrɛstˌwɜrk[/t]] n. for a hastily erected field fortification • Etymology: 1635–45 …
17breastwork — /ˈbrɛstwɜk/ (say brestwerk) noun Fortifications a defensive work, usually breast high, hastily thrown up …
18breastwork — n. a low temporary defence or parapet …
19breastwork log — noun : fender skid …
20Cyclops class monitor — Right elevation plan from Brassey s Naval Annual 1888–1889 Class overview Name: Cyclops class …
