breastwork
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Substantiivi
breastwork englanniksi
A fortification consisting of a breast-high bulwark; a parapet.
(RQ:Orwell Homage)
(quote-text)
A railing on the quarter-deck and forecastle.
{{quote-book|en|year=1878|author=J. W. King|title=Report of Chief Engineer J. W. King, United States Navy On European Ships of War and Their Armament, Naval Administration and Economy, Marine Constructions and Appliances, Dockyards, etc., etc.|location=Washington|page=287|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=CMJCAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcoverv=onepage&q&f=false
A parapet.
(RQ:Joyce Ulysses)|footer=A figurative use.