hornwork

Beyond this is an outer wall and part of a third wall or hornwork to the east.

Their chief use is before a hornwork or crownwork.

The orientation of the castle shifted, with entry no longer through the southern hornwork.

Originally the Spur, a 16th-century hornwork, was located here.

The defenders suddenly stampeded, leaving the hornwork in the Allies' possession.

Three entrances served the fort, the south western with a 100 m long hornwork surrounding it.

The engineers tried to demolish the captured hornwork, but their charges failed to explode.

It is the only Volhynian castle featuring a hornwork.

The hornwork items include figurines, birds, animals and scenes from Indian mythology.

A huge hornwork, unique in the world, was then built to protect the vicinity called Fauroeulx and the gate of the same name.

Palace Street is famous for its hornwork showrooms.

At some point in the 17th century this elaborate access was abandoned and a more convenient entrance opened in the south wall of the hornwork.

The defenders attempted a sortie against the French positions near the hornwork, but it was repulsed.

The French and English scaled the walls of the hornwork on 1 September.

A crownwork serves a similar purpose, but unlike a hornwork, it contains full bastion.

Its eastern (outer) wall is not flat, incorporating a design feature known as "hornwork", which opens the field of fire from the rifle holes.

The besiegers then started mining the hornwork, and on 7 September the mine was blown, breaching the walls.

A hornwork is an element of the trace italienne system of fortification.

There is also the New Castle that was designed as a hornwork and located west from the main castle complex.

The redans are not typical examples because they have more than two sides, are closer to demi-bastions, as seen in hornwork.

The hornwork, now at the rear of the castle, was maintained as a defense for a small rear postern gate.

The hornwork was taken.

From 1601 to 1609, the reconstruction of El Morro saw its toppled hornwork strengthened with the foundations still used today.

In the later 16th century the castle was extended eastward to create a bastion or "hornwork", providing a more securely defended entrance.

Banners of war flew at the ramparts and men in flashing armor stood in the crenels of the hornwork.