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Definition of Outworks
1. outwork [v] - See also: outwork
Lexicographical Neighbors of Outworks
Literary usage of Outworks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Pharsalia of Lucan by Lucan (1853)
"Caesar surrounds the city and the forces of Pompey with vast outworks, 29-63.
... Pompey attempts to break through the outworks, 118-124. ..."
2. Mahan's Permanent Fortifications by Dennis Hart Mahan (1887)
"To this class of exterior defences the term outworks has been applied. From their
position, exterior to the enceinte, and from their angular form, ..."
3. A Text-book of Military Engineering: For the Use of the Cadets of the United by Junius Brutus Wheeler, United States Military Academy (1884)
"There are certain conditions which outworks should satisfy to make them effective.
These conditions may be stated as follows: 1. ..."
4. History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France: From the by William Francis Patrick Napier (1842)
"... seventh corps—Macdonald reforms the discipline of the troops—Marches with a
convoy to Barcelona—Returns to Gerona and dismantles the outworks of that ..."
5. History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella by William Hickling Prescott (1885)
"The Queen visits the Camp.—Attempt to assassinate the Sovereigns.—Distress and
Resolution of the Besieged.—Enthusiasm of the Christians.—outworks carried by ..."
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