Battleworks

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Protective infrastructure erected to protect weapons and soldiers during battle. plural, plural-only

    "Hearst had his little fingers on Mrs Tovey's ample waist, on what felt through the silk like an ironclad's battleworks."

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"Hearst had his little fingers on Mrs Tovey's ample waist, on what felt through the silk like an ironclad's battleworks."

Etymology

From battle + works.

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