breastwork [
'brestwә:k]
n. (临时)矮防护墙
- Breastworks were thrown up at major intersections.
在主要的十字路口都匆匆筑起了胸墙。
breastwork[ noun ]
fortification consisting of a low wall
<noun.artifact>
Breastwork \Breast"work`\ (br[e^]st"w[^u]rk`), 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.
- Hardly fits the image of a surviving handful of U.S. chip makers huddled behind the last unbreached breastwork, does it?