| 单词 | breastwork |
| 释义 | breastwork (once / 3276 pages) n WORD FAMILY breastwork: breastworks USAGE EXAMPLESJohnny, from sheer high spirits, jumped the now deserted breastwork the British had thrown up so hastily the night before. Esther Hoskins Forbes, Johnny Tremain(1943) It arises from deepening concern about the people’s limited appreciation of the First Amendment and disgust with media waffling behind timidity’s breastworks. Salon(May 23, 2015) Men were laboring with Mattocks & Axes & Picks & rustic Grubbing Hoes — & together they digged out & built up the Breastworks & Redoubts at the Eminence of the Hill. M.T. Anderson, The Astonishing Life of Octavian No...(2006) n fortification consisting of a low wall Syn|Hypo|Hyper parapet machicolation a projecting parapet supported by corbels on a medieval castle; has openings through which stones or boiling water could be dropped on an enemy fortification, munition defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it |
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