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Outwork
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Outwork
An outwork is a minor defense, fortification, built or established outside the principal fortification limits, detached or semidetached. Outworks were developed in the 16th century, such as ravelins, lunettes (demilunes), caponiers to shield bastions and fortification curtains from direct battery. ... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outwork
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outwork
[n] - subsidiary defensive structure lying outside the main fortified area Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=outwork
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Outwork
Work or services that are performed by an outside contractor or service provider. Found op http://www.tso.co.uk/solutions/publishingsolutions/printproduction/printglo
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Outwork
Out·work' transitive verb To exceed in working; to work more or faster than. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/O/48
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Outwork
Out'work` noun (Fort.) A minor defense constructed beyond the main body of a work, as a ravelin, lunette, hornwork, etc. Wilhelm. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/O/48
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outwork
noun subsidiary defensive structure lying outside the main fortified area; `the outworks of the castle` Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=outwork
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Outwork
• (n.) A minor defense constructed beyond the main body of a work, as a ravelin, lunette, hornwork, etc. • (v. t.) To exceed in working; to work more or faster than. Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/outwork/
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Outwork
In fortifications outworks are minor defences constructed beyond the main body of a work. Examples include ravelin, lunette, hornwork, etc. Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/FO.HTM
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outwork
1) Defence 2) Defense 3) Defensive structure Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/outwork/1
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