CROWN-WORK, noun In fortification, an outwork running into the field, consisting of two demi-bastions at the extremes and an entire bastion int he middle, with curtains. It is designed to gain some hill or advantageous post, and cover the other works.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.