To exceed in working; to work more or faster than.
A minor defense constructed beyond the main body of a work, as a ravelin, lunette, hornwork, etc.
An outer defense, inside the glacis but outside of the body of the place. A ravelin is an outwork.
Work done at the place of a worker's choosing, usually at home, in return for money. It is normally carried out without direct supervision by the employer or contractor. Outworkers traditionally are not independent, the do home-based work because of family responsibilities or lack of skills.
subsidiary defensive structure lying outside the main fortified area; "the outworks of the castle"
Work or services that are performed by an outside contractor or service provider.
A fortified position located outside or in advance of a main fortifacation.
a work inside the glacis but outside the body of the place.
An outwork is a minor defense, fortification, built or established outside the principal fortification limits, detached or semidetached. Outworks were developed in the 16th century, such as ravelins, lunettes (demilunes), caponiers to shield bastions and fortification curtains from direct battery. Later the increasing scale of warfare and the greater resources available to the besieger accelerated this development, and systems of outworks grew more and more elaborate and sprawling as a means of slowing the attacker's progress and making it more costly.