BREASTWORKS Synonyms
There are 13 hypernyms of the word breastworks. (close relations)
breastwork
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| parapet | nounn | |||||
noun • a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony • fortification consisting of a low wall | ||||||
| barricade | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc. • a barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy verb • render unsuitable for passage • prevent access to by barricading • block off with barricades | ||||||
| bastion | nounn | |||||
noun • a group that defends a principle • a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle • projecting part of a rampart or other fortification | ||||||
| breastbone | nounn | |||||
noun • the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs | ||||||
| bulwark | nounn | |||||
noun • an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes • a fencelike structure around a deck • a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away verb • defend with a bulwark | ||||||
| defense | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies • the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947 • protection from harm • (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring • the justification for some act or belief • (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires • the defendant and his legal advisors collectively • the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions • an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack • a structure used to defend against attack • a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him • the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury | ||||||
| embankment | nounn | |||||
noun • a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection | ||||||
| fortification | nounn | |||||
noun • defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it • the art or science of strengthening defenses • the addition of an ingredient for the purpose of enrichment (as the addition of alcohol to wine or the addition of vitamins to food) | ||||||
| palisade | nounn | |||||
noun • fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground verb • surround with a wall in order to fortify | ||||||
| rampart | nounn | |||||
noun • an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes | ||||||
| stronghold | nounn | |||||
noun • a strongly fortified defensive structure | ||||||
