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breastwork

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as in parapet

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Recent Examples of breastwork The infantrymen around him peeped painfully over the heap of dirt that substituted for a breastwork. — Literary Hub, 9 Jan. 2026

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Noun

The work on the bridge includes replacement of the bridge deck, joints, membrane and overlay, parapets and roadway lighting as well as roadway improvements and related appurtenances.

— Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2026
The red brick building, with its geometric parapet wall and barrel plank ceiling, was built in the 1930s.

— Jenna Thompson June 10, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026

Definition of parapet

Noun

Gaspare Fossati, the architect best known for restoring Hagia Sophia, renovated the building in the 1840s, while the remains of 13th-century Genoese ramparts still form part of the restaurant walls downstairs.

— Liam Hess, Vogue, 1 July 2026
Finally, unable to stand down the household guard on her own, Alicent confesses her scheme to Helaena, who orders the sentries on the ramparts to hold fire when Rhaenyra flies in on Syrax.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026

Definition of rampart

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Havana, Cuba — Cuba’s tourism sector seems to have everything from white sandy beaches to Spanish colonial forts.

— Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
In its early years, the flag was primarily used on battlefields, military forts, and ships as a form of identification.

— Pete Cuddihy, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of fort

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Named for King George III, the fortress was built by the British in 1778 to protect West Florida from Spain.

— Lane Degregory, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026
Playing on home soil in a venue that has become an almost impregnable fortress, El Tri will face England in the Round of 16 — in what is arguably the most important match in Mexican soccer history.

— Carlos Rodriguez, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Definition of fortress

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Meanwhile, Desmond Castle stands watch beyond the village park—its stone battlements and arrow slits recalling Norman skirmishes and feudal lords.

— Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
As part of that, some of its defensive features like towers and battlements were removed.

— Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2025

Definition of battlement

Noun

For the past 30 years, the 6,000-square-foot bulwark served as the Yancey County Public Library, but no amount of shelving could mask the fact something more complex and was just below the surface.

— Mark Price Updated June 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 June 2026
In casting a figure who could embody an industry, a medium, a bulwark against unworthy encroachers and invaders, Michael Patrick King and Lisa Kudrow brought in Burrows as the most believable person possible.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2026

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