crownwork

/ˈkɹaʊnwɜɹk/ noun

A type of fortification, like a hornwork, but consisting of a full bastion with the walls on either side ending in half-bastions from which longer flank walls run back towards the main fortress.

Word Origin Crown + work. Crown from Greek korōnē 'crown, garland' (PIE *ker- 'horn, head'), and work from Proto-Germanic werką. Crownwork is a type of fortification or dental work. Related: coronation, coroner, corona, workshop, and network.

noun A type of fortification, like a hornwork, but consisting of a full bastion with the walls on either side ending in half-bastions from which longer flank walls run back towards the main fortress. countable

The ancient fortress was protected by an elaborate crownwork that extended from its main walls.

(名词) 冠状防御工事

这座古老堡垒由从主墙延伸出来的精致冠堡工事保护着。

(sustantivo) Tipo de fortificación, similar a un hornabeque, pero que consiste en un baluarte completo con los muros a cada lado terminando en semibaluartes desde los cuales muros de flanco más largos corren de vuelta hacia la fortaleza principal; corona de fortificación.

La antigua fortaleza estaba protegida por una elaborada corona de fortificación que se extendía desde sus muros principales.

(nom) ouvrage à couronne; couronne [Type de fortification avancé, similaire à un hornwork, mais composé d'un bastion complet flanqué de murs se terminant par des demi-bastions, d'où partent de longs murs de flanc qui reviennent vers la forteresse principale.]

L'ancienne forteresse était protégée par un crownwork élaboré qui s'étendait depuis ses murs principaux.

(Substantiv) Kronwerk [Art von Befestigungsanlage, ähnlich einem Hornwerk, jedoch mit einem vollständigen Bastion, dessen seitliche Mauern in Halbbastionen enden, von denen längere Flankenmauern zurück zur Hauptfestung verlaufen.]

Die alte Festung war durch ein aufwendiges **crownwork** geschützt, das von den Hauptmauern ausging.

(名詞) 中央に完全な稜堡をもち、その両側に長い側壁を持つ半稜堡が付属する、堡塁に似た形式の要塞構築物。

その古代の城塞は、主城壁から延びる精巧なcrownworkで守られていた。

(substantivo) coroa; obra em coroa [Tipo de fortificação semelhante a uma obra em corno, mas composta por um bastião completo cujas paredes laterais terminam em meio-bastiões, dos quais paredes de flanqueamento mais longas se estendem de volta em direção à fortaleza principal.]

A antiga fortaleza era protegida por uma elaborada crownwork que se estendia a partir de suas muralhas principais.

Word parts: crown + work

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