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DEFENCES |
Fortifications |
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RAMPARTS |
Fortifications |
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GARRISONS |
Fortifications |
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OBSTRUCTIONS |
Fortifications |
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BREACH |
Gap in an enemy’s fortifications |
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FLANKER |
To defend by lateral fortifications. |
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WARD |
To defend by walls, fortifications, etc. |
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MURDRESS |
A battlement in ancient fortifications with interstices
for firing through. |
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OILLET |
A small opening or loophole, sometimes circular, used in
mediaeval fortifications. |
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BATTLEMENT |
One of the solid upright parts of a parapet in ancient
fortifications. |
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MADRIER |
A plank or beam used for supporting the earth in mines or
fortifications. |
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CORRIDOR |
The covered way lying round the whole compass of the
fortifications of a place. |
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WALL |
A defense; a rampart; a means of protection; in the plural,
fortifications, in general; works for defense. |
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SAPPER |
One who saps; specifically (Mil.), one who is employed in
working at saps, building and repairing fortifications, and the like. |
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BOULEVARD |
A public walk or street occupying the site of demolished
fortifications. Hence: A broad avenue in or around a city. |
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CITADEL |
A fortress in or near a fortified city, commanding the
city and fortifications, and intended as a final point of defense. |
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DONJON |
The chief tower, also called the keep; a massive tower in
ancient castles, forming the strongest part of the fortifications. See
Illust. of Castle. |
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BASE |
A place or tract of country, protected by fortifications, or
by natural advantages, from which the operations of an army proceed,
forward movements are made, supplies are furnished, etc. |
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RECIPIANGLE |
An instrument with two arms that are pivoted together
at one end, and a graduated arc, -- used by military engineers for
measuring and laying off angles of fortifications. |
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SPY |
A person sent secretly into an enemy's camp, territory, or
fortifications, to inspect his works, ascertain his strength,
movements, or designs,... |
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WORK |
Structures in civil, military, or naval engineering, as
docks, bridges, embankments, trenches, fortifications, and the like;
also, the structur... |