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tenaille
noun
An outwork in the main ditch of a fortification, in front of the curtain, between two bastions
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tenaille
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defensive structure
,
crownwork
,
tenaillon
,
hornwork
,
batardeau
,
counterguard
,
caponier
,
bacule
,
refortification
,
fortification
,
barmkin
,
demigorge
,
afforcement
,
terreplein
,
propugnacle
,
caponiere
,
castellate
,
vauntmure
,
embattail
,
bastion
,
guerite
,
cordon off
,
contravallation
,
fortalice
,
castellation
,
orillon
,
brattishing
,
rampart
,
fortress
,
escarp
,
cunette
,
movable barrier
,
butment
,
stronghold
,
brisure
,
crash barrier
,
zeriba
,
vallation
,
siegework
,
outwork
,
peelhouse
,
epaule
,
parapet
,
propugn
,
estacade
,
snatch block
,
graffage
,
crenelle
,
recipiangle
,
demibastion
,
battlement
,
hammer beam
,
lancet arch
,
defense system
,
bastle
,
boyau
,
priestcap
,
outsentry
,
vaimure
,
munify
,
bulwark
,
fortlet
,
picture rail
,
structural member
,
traphole
,
gun carriage
,
blindage
,
toll bar
,
exterior door
,
counterfort
,
ribaudequin
,
selion
,
portate
,
euphroe
,
prick up
,
moat
,
remblai
,
casern
,
breastrail
,
unfence
,
rope up
,
clausure
,
groundsill
,
hersillon
,
camerate
,
drop curtain
,
wall knot
,
epaulement
,
pentice
,
outguard
,
jackstay
,
stramazoun
,
tower of london
,
fencelike
,
cramp iron
,
topographic point
,
wire gauze
,
ashlaring
,
swing bridge
,
velarium
,
tenaille
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