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- [brest-wurk]
- /ˈbrɛstˌwɜrk/
- /ˈbrestwɜːk/
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- [brest-wurk]
- /ˈbrɛstˌwɜrk/
Definitions of breastwork word
- noun breastwork a temporary defensive work, usually breast-high 3
- noun breastwork a low wall put up quickly as a defense in battle 3
- noun breastwork a defensive work, usually breast high. 1
- noun breastwork A fortification consisting of a breast-high bulwark; a parapet. 0
- noun breastwork (nautical) A railing on the quarter-deck and forecastle. 0
- noun breastwork A parapet. 0
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Origin of breastwork
First appearance:
before 1635 One of the 43% oldest English words
First recorded in 1635-45; breast + work
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Breastwork
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
breastwork popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
breastwork usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for breastwork
noun breastwork
- stronghold — a well-fortified place; fortress.
- mainstay — Nautical. the stay that secures the mainmast forward.
- citadel — In the past, a citadel was a strong building in or near a city, where people could shelter for safety.
- fortress — a large fortified place; a fort or group of forts, often including a town; citadel.
- bulwark — A bulwark against something protects you against it. A bulwark of something protects it.
Antonyms for breastwork
noun breastwork
- weakness — the state or quality of being weak; lack of strength, firmness, vigor, or the like; feebleness.
- opening — an open or clear space.
- ditch — a long, narrow excavation made in the ground by digging, as for draining or irrigating land; trench.
- depression — A depression is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty.
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