Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In medieval fortification, an advanced work defending the approach to a fortified place; a barbacan (which see). The term is sometimes applied to an exterior wall of a castle or fortress. See cut on preceding page.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An outwork of a strong, high wall, with turrets, in front of the gateway (as of an old castle), for defending the entrance.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An outwork of a strong, high wall, with turrets, in front gateway (as of an old castle), for defending the entrance.
Etymologies
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Latin antemurale. See mural.
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Examples
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"Jehovah makes His help serve as walls" (Isa 33: 20, 21, &c.). bulwarks -- the trench with the antemural earthworks exterior to the wall.
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