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Meanings of breastwork in английском

Fortification consisting of a low wall.

Usage of breastwork in английском
1
Slipping over the breastwork, he disappeared among the trees in the ravine.
With Axe and Rifle
2
After the capture of the breastwork the victory no longer remained doubtful.
History of the Revolt of the Netherlands — Volume 04
3
None interfered as he raised it above the edge of the breastwork.
The Mucker
4
An occasional firing into the breastwork was kept up during the day.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mou...
5
The Dominie, who had seen the occurrence, rushed back to the breastwork.
With Axe and Rifle
6
Bullets fell among the men, and smacked up against the stone breastwork.
The Great Boer War
7
Before Fernando could answer, Sukey came running along the breastwork and said:
Sustained honor: The Age of Liberty Established
8
The ditch was crossed, the breastwork carried at, a single determined charge.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 12: 1567, part I
9
No, the best we can do is to remain behind our breastwork.
A Soldier of Virginia: A Tale of Colonel Washington and Braddock...
10
None of them, however, showed any signs of returning to the breastwork.
The Desert Home: The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderne...
11
Eliza Marshall shot out these remarks like bullets from behind a breastwork.
With the Procession
12
They'll be as good a breastwork from our side as from theirs!
The Master of Appleby / A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part w...
13
We could see the enemy approach the breastwork in front of the camp.
The Golden Grasshopper: A story of the days of Sir Thomas Gresha...
14
The reserves, the hospital-corps men and the engineers hugged the breastwork for cover.
The Last Shot
15
The enemy charged again and again up to the breastwork of the enclosure.
The Story of the Malakand Field Force: An Episode of Frontier Wa...
16
All the baggage was left behind in the breastwork, with a sufficient guard.
The Winning of the West, Volume 4 / Louisiana and the Northwest,...
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