a breastwork on a rampart; = forefight, n. Latin propugnaculum.
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > 			[noun]		 > breastwork (4)		 foremost fight?1611 a breastwork on a rampart; = forefight, n. Latin propugnaculum. breast1624 Chiefly Military. A (typically chest-high) defensive fieldwork; = breastwork, n. 2a. Cf. breast, v. 2a. Obsolete. breastwork1633 Military. A (usually) rudimentary and temporary fieldwork, typically chest-high; a parapet (see parapet, n. 1). sangar1841 A breastwork of stone. Also, a strong point or fortified look-out post. | 
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