breast work

English - Turkish

Definition of breast work in English Turkish dictionary: alçak siper
breastwork: metris
breastwork: {i} göğüs siperi
breastwork: (Askeri) GÖĞÜS SİPERİ: Ayakta nişan vaziyetinde savunan erleri korumaya ve üzerinden ateş etmeye yarayan toprak işi. Göğüs siperleri, zeminin tamamen veya kısmen üstünde inşa edilir. Bak. "parapet"
breastwork: göğüs hizasında duvar
breastwork: (isim) göğüs siperi

English - English

Definition of breast work in English English dictionary
breastwork: a fortification consisting of a breast-high bulwark; a parapet
breastwork: a parapet
A swarthy boy opened a book and propped it nimbly under the breastwork of his satchel. He recited jerks of verse with odd glances at the text:.
breastwork: {n} a parapet as high as the breast
breastwork: Heavy parapet slung between two gate towers; defense work over the portcullis
breastwork: A railing on the quarter-deck and forecastle
breastwork: A defensive work of moderate height, hastily thrown up, of earth or other material
breastwork: Talus Low defensive wall or earthwork, especially to protect gunners or artillery These structures were often improvised both by besieging or attacking forces, and by defenders
breastwork: {i} temporary fortification
breastwork: fortification consisting of a low wall
breastwork: Vertically-faced or steeply inclined structure usually built with timber and parallel to the shoreline, at or near the beach crest, to resist erosion or mitigate against flooding
breastwork: Heavy parapet slung between two gate towers