outwork

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

outwork
    n 1: subsidiary defensive structure lying outside the main
         fortified area; "the outworks of the castle"

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Outwork \Out*work"\, v. t.
   To exceed in working; to work more or faster than.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Outwork \Out"work`\, n. (Fort.)
   A minor defense constructed beyond the main body of a work,
   as a ravelin, lunette, hornwork, etc. --Wilhelm.
   [1913 Webster]

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