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outwork - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'outwork' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Outwork [ n.]
- A minor defense constructed beyond the main body of a work, as a ravelin, lunette, hornwork, etc.
2 . Outwork [ v. t.]
- To exceed in working; to work more or faster than.

Meaning of 'outwork' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . outwork [ n]
Meaning (1):
- subsidiary defensive structure lying outside the main fortified area
Example in sentence:
  • the outworks of the castle