(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:14:22

Breast"work` (?), n.

1. Fort.

A defensive work of moderate height, hastily thrown up, of earth or other material.

2. Naut.

A railing on the quarter-deck and forecastle.

 

© Webster 1913.

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