Crossword clues for crownwork
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Crownwork \Crown"work`\ (-w?rk`), n. (Fort.) A work consisting of two or more bastioned fronts, with their outworks, covering an enceinte, a bridgehead, etc., and connected by wings with the main work or the river bank.
Wiktionary
n. 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.
WordNet
n. dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a tooth [syn: cap]
Wikipedia
A crownwork is an element of the trace italienne system of fortification and is effectively an expanded Hornwork. It consists 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.
The crownwork was used to extend the fortified area in a particular direction often in order to defend a bridge, prevent the enemy occupying an area of high ground, or simply strengthen the overall fortifications in the expected direction of attack.
Usage examples of "crownwork".
And from the crownwork hung carved vines of purple grapes, clusters "as tall as a man.