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Definition of Hornwork
1. n. An outwork composed of two demibastions joined by a curtain. It is connected with the works in rear by long wings.
Definition of Hornwork
1. Noun. A type of fortification consisting of a pair of demi-bastions with a curtain wall connecting them and with two long sides directed upon the faces of the bastions, or ravelins of the inner fortifications, so as to be defended by them. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hornwork
1. work in horn [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hornwork
Literary usage of Hornwork
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Precis of the Archives of the Cape of Good Hope by H. C. V. Leibbrandt, Jan van Riebeeck (1902)
"The sluice of the little Canals, unable to carry off the water, made the latter
rise so suddenly, that the residences within the hornwork had water in them ..."
2. The Letters and Dispatches of John Churchill, First Duke of Marlborough by John Churchill Marlborough (1845)
"On Tuesday last we attacked the hornwork and redoubt of Espin- lieu without the
gate of Pare, and obliged the garrison, consisting of a captain, ..."
3. Picturesque Quebec: A Sequel to Quebec Past and Present by James MacPherson Le Moine (1882)
"1 Montreal told them that ' a fortification such as the hornwork was not to be
taken so easily.' In short, there arose a general cry in the ..."
4. Maple Leaves: A Budget of Legendary, Historical, Critical, and Sporting by James MacPherson Le Moine (1863)
"Montreuil told them that ' a fortification such as the hornwork was not ...
In short, there arose a general ery in the hornwork to cut the bridge of boats. ..."
5. The Chronicles of the St. Lawrence by James MacPherson Le Moine (1878)
"The hornwork had the Eiver St. Charles before it, about seventy paces broad,
which served it better than an artificial ditch ; its front facing the river ..."
6. History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France: From the by William Francis Patrick Napier (1842)
"A battery for five guns was to be established close to the right of the captured
hornwork. A sap was to be pushed from the parallel as near the first wall ..."
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