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
  • 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
  • The episode begins with the accidental killing of Sylvie, who falls from the parapet after escaping captivity and attempting to warn the villagers about the danger to Laurent.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of parapet
Noun
  • All three countries’ influences are reflected in its charming cobblestone streets, grand colonial buildings, churches and ancient ramparts.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Over the past six decades Lucca Comics & Games, which is held annually within the medieval ramparts of the Tuscan town of Lucca, has expanded exponentially to become the largest geek meet in Europe.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of rampart
Noun
  • The county's history dates back even further, though. Pre-colonization, Fort Ancient, a 2,000-year-old earthworks site and nature preserve, was built by Indigenous people for ceremonial purposes.
    Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 27 Oct. 2024
  • This is a type of explosive which produces little shrapnel but a powerful which ‘flows’ around corners in defensive earthworks; the U.S. developed a special AGM-114 Cave buster variant of the Hellfire for attacking Taliban tunnel complexes in Afghanistan.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
Definition of earthwork
Noun
  • Crews also built an amphitheater on the fort’s 70,000 square meter backlot, while the water tanks at Malta Film Studios — also managed by Screen Malta, which can assist with the country’s 40% cash rebate — were used for the movie’s epic naval battles.
    Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 30 Nov. 2024
  • The council was already majority Democrat, but Hernandez adds to the progressive fort held down by Councilmembers Laura Pastor and Betty Guardado.
    Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of fort
Noun
  • One immediate result of those changes was that Dignity Health Sports Park became a fortress again.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
  • The coming-of-age story follows the adventures of a young girl born into a band of robbers set in and around a fortress in medieval Scandinavia.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of fortress
Noun
  • Set to be completed by 2028, the fortifications along the Polish borders include antitank ditches, bunkers, and other obstacles designed to impede and control movement across the border, advanced surveillance systems, electronic warfare and anti-drone measures, and infrastructure development.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff/File A fortification on the banks of the Baleshwar River was built to stop the riverbank from collapsing, Sept. 22, 2023, in Sarankhola, Bangladesh.
    Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Nov. 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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