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Breastwork — may mean: #A form of temporary fortification Breastwork (fortification). #Surgical alteration of the breast Breast implant … Wikipedia
breastwork — fieldwork thrown up breast high for defense, 1640s, from BREAST (Cf. breast) (n.) + WORK (Cf. work) (n.) in fortification sense. O.E. had breostweall in same sense … Etymology dictionary
fortification — [n] reinforced position barricade, barrier, bastion, battlement, block, blockhouse, breastwork, buffer, bulwark, castle, citadel, consolidation, defense, earthwork, embattlement, entrenchment, fastness, fort, fortress, garrison, keep, outpost,… … New thesaurus
Fortification — Fort and Fortress redirect here. For other uses, see Fort (disambiguation) and Fortress (disambiguation). For other uses, see Fortification (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
fortification — /fawr teuh fi kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of fortifying or strengthening. 2. something that fortifies or protects. 3. the art or science of constructing defensive military works. 4. Often, fortifications. military works constructed for the purpose … Universalium
breastwork — noun a) a fortification consisting of a breast high bulwark; a parapet A swarthy boy opened a book and propped it nimbly under the breastwork of his satchel. He recited jerks of verse with odd glances at the text: <! This is just a metaphor b) … Wiktionary
fortification — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The process of fortification] Syn. trench digging, consolidating, strengthening, reinforcement, defensive preparation, entrenchment, arming, defending, trenching, fortifying, buttressing, preparing bases, digging in. 2.… … English dictionary for students
breastwork — noun Date: 1642 a temporary fortification … New Collegiate Dictionary
breastwork — 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,… … Moby Thesaurus
fortification — Synonyms and related words: abatis, advanced work, affirmation, attestation, authentication, backing, backing up, balistraria, bank, banquette, barbed wire entanglement, barbican, barricade, barrier, bartizan, bastion, battlement, bearing out,… … Moby Thesaurus
