outwork

But he was a whirling dervish of energy and could outwork his critics.

The first to mount a breach, to effect a lodgment in an outwork, to enter a newly discovered mine, was sure to perish.

Saint Jean d'Angely, on the Boutonne, was the only remaining outwork, whose capture must precede an attack on the citadel itself.

The boulevard of the Tournelles on the other hand is modern, an outwork formed expressly for the use of cannon.

Beyond this outwork two arches of the bridge were cut and replaced by a movable platform.

Then the troops dashed forward, and forced their way into the outwork.