An inner line of defence constructed within a fortification. Also: a line of defence used to maintain a position. Also figurative.
| 单词 | θ161399 |
| 释义 | society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > [noun] > inner works (2) retrenchment1589 An inner line of defence constructed within a fortification. Also: a line of defence used to maintain a position. Also figurative. in-works1623 plural. Inner works or defences of a fortified place. |
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