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单词 crownwork
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crownwork

[ kroun-wurk ]
/ ˈkraʊnˌwɜrk /

noun Fortification.

an outwork containing a central bastion with a curtain and demibastions, usually designed to cover some advantageous position.

Origin of crownwork

First recorded in 1670–80; crown + work

Words nearby crownwork

crown rust, crown saw, crown vetch, crown wart, crown wheel, crownwork, crow over, crow-pheasant, crow's-foot, crow's-nest, crowstep
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Example sentences from the Web for crownwork

  • Between the fort and crownwork we remarked the remains of two square redoubts.

    Travels Through North America, v. 1-2|Berhard Saxe-Weimar Eisenach

British Dictionary definitions for crownwork

crownwork
/ (ˈkraʊnˌwɜːk) /

noun

  1. the manufacture of artificial crowns for teeth
  2. such an artificial crown or crowns
fortifications a covering or protective outwork
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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