work more than, work harder than
work that is done outside; outer fortification, outpost beyond the main line of defense (Military)
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Outwork Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To exceed in working; to work more or faster than.
To exceed in working; to work more or faster than.
(n.)
A minor defense constructed beyond the main body of a work, as a ravelin, lunette, hornwork, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA minor defense constructed beyond the main body of a work, as a ravelin, lunette, hornwork, etc.
outwork
\out*work"\ (?), v. t. to exceed in working; to work more or faster than.
outwork
\out"work`\ (?), n. (fort.) a minor defense constructed beyond the main body of a work, as a ravelin, lunette, hornwork, etc.
Noun
1. subsidiary defensive structure lying outside the main fortified area; "the outworks of the castle"
(hypernym) defensive structure, defense, defence
Outwork Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
An outwork is a minor defense, fortification, built or established outside the principal fortification limits, detached or semidetached. Outworks were developed in the 16th century, such as ravelins, lunettes (demilunes), caponiers to shield bastions and fortification curtains from direct battery. Later the increasing scale of warfare and the greater resources available to the besieger accelerated this development, and systems of outworks grew more and more elaborate and sprawling as a means of slowing the attacker's progress and making it more costly.
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