breastwork
About 0.11 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun A fortification consisting of a breast-high bulwark; a parapet.
- noun A railing on the quarter-deck and forecastle.
- noun A parapet.
- noun Breast augmentation.
Similar words
parapet battlement surtout berm bulward bulwark bartisan bonnet balustrade brattishing
Often followed by
of and was on to in at for which
Word family
breastworks
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