breastwork

noun

Definition of breastworknext
as in parapet

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  1. parapet
  2. rampart
  3. earthwork
  4. fort
  5. fortress
  6. fortification
  7. battlement
  8. bulwark
Noun
  • The fire caused damage to the parapet wall along the northbound portion.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Besides roof-sealing, parapets stop people from accidentally falling off the edge of the roof and provide a firebreak between rowhouses.
    Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of parapet
Noun
  • The buttery yellow ramparts encircling the center of Avignon stretch 2.6 miles and are notched with arrow slits and gaps for dumping boiling water or cooking oil on attackers below.
    Catherine Porter, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Thierry Teyssier re-envisaged the 200-year-old ochre kasbah and its rammed-earth ramparts to honor its Berber heritage with authenticity, elegance and an unrivaled romance.
    CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Dec. 2023
Definition of rampart
Noun
  • In the 1970s, Smithson began making earthworks, the art pieces that would define his career.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Kyiv has been struggling to boost military recruitment, stiffen its forces’ defensive earthworks, reform archaic command staffs and boost the output of Ukrainian arms factories.
    David Axe, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of earthwork
Noun
  • At even strength, the Canucks held the fort down defensively without Hughes.
    Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The star’s family and A-list friends have been fixtures at her Eras Tour shows since the beginning, with mom Andrea, dad Scott and brother Austin mingling with fans and holding down the fort in the VIP tent.
    Rachel DeSantis, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of fort
Noun
  • Arab, Ayyubid and Mamluk rulers all occupied this fortress over the centuries.
    Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Even though the entire herd appears to be on its feet, one buck is still holed up in his fortress.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of fortress
Noun
  • The ruler undertook extensive construction projects, including palaces, temples and city fortifications.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The 49ers’ fortification of talent elsewhere in the secondary should also help.
    David Lombardi, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
Definition of fortification
Noun
  • Defined by arched windows, stained glass, turrets, and battlements, the residence is largely considered the first Gothic Revival building and contributed to the widespread re-interest in the historic aesthetic.
    Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Pop inside the Church of San Martín de Tours, stop by the Palace of Orellana-Pizarro, and then make your way up to the 10th-century castle, which stood in for the battlements of the Westerosi capital in the seventh season of Game of Thrones.
    Radhika Seth, Vogue, 16 July 2024
Definition of battlement
Noun
  • Assad was a tyrant, to be sure, but many countries viewed him as a bulwark against religious extremists like the Islamic State.
    John Feffer, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Many in Trump’s camp have advocated strongly against intervention in Syria, with some even urging tacit or direct support for Assad as a bulwark against terrorism.
    Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of bulwark
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