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Webster 1913 Edition


Antemural

Anˊte-mu′ral

,
Noun.
[L.
antemurale
:
ante
+
murus
wall. See
Mural
.]
An outwork of a strong, high wall, with turrets, in front of the gateway (as of an old castle), for defending the entrance.

Definition 2024


antemural

antemural

English

Noun

antemural (plural antemurals)

  1. An outwork of a strong, high wall, with turrets, in front gateway (as of an old castle), for defending the entrance.

Translations


Portuguese

Noun

antemural m (plural antemurais)

  1. (military architecture) antemural (outwork of a defensive wall)

Spanish

Etymology

ante- + mural

Noun

antemural m (plural antemurales)

  1. barbican, fortification