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OUTWORK

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Subsidiary defensive structure lying outside the main fortified area

Example:

the outworks of the castle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("outwork" is a kind of...):

defence; defense; defensive structure (a structure used to defend against attack)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb outwork

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