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breastworks

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plural of breastwork

as in fortifications

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The serene and sumptuous rooms at Patina have tatami mat daybeds plus washi paper headboards inspired by Osaka Castle’s impressive granite fortifications.

— Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
Excavation of the fourth-century settlement, conducted at the Ain Al-Sabil archaeological site by a mission from Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), revealed a street grid, residential and religious buildings, and fortifications.

— Anne Doran for ARTnews, Robb Report, 7 July 2026

Definition of fortifications

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More than 200 of these earthworks have been preserved at Effigy Mounds National Monument in Iowa.

— Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
From 2016, project teams were flying weekly missions and creating a Google Earth-consistent aerial record of earthworks at centimeter resolution and accuracy.

— Mike Winn, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Definition of earthworks

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Increasing Spanish costs for defense, such as building forts and training militia, led to higher taxes and strained local economies.

— Lindsay Schakenbach Regele, The Conversation, 13 July 2026
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

Definition of forts

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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 ramparts

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The horizontal orientation of the home’s large terraces (which are enclosed by parapets) recalls two of Wright’s prior residential architecture explorations.

— Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2026
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

Definition of parapets

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Libraries 'don't want to be fortresses' Neither Jackson, UCLA, nor UC Berkeley responded to requests for comment.

— Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 15 July 2026
There are also those invested in the lore and mystique, especially of the fortresses and palaces said to have inspired books and movies.

— Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2026

Definition of fortresses

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The state has long been one of the country’s premier political battlegrounds, making the race an early test of whether socialism can expand beyond Democratic strongholds and compete statewide.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 17 July 2026
They are currently poised to capture the city of Kostiantynivka, one of the few remaining Ukrainian strongholds in the Donbas.

— Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 15 July 2026

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