Antestature

Antestature

An antestature, in fortification, is a small retrenchment, made of palisadoes, or sandbags, set up in haste, to dispute with the enemy the remainder of a piece of land.

The word comes from the Latin "ante" ("before"), and "statūra" ("a standing").


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  • Antestature — An te*stat ure, n. (Fort.) A small intrenchment or work of palisades, or of sacks of earth. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Antestature — (fr., spr. Angtestatür), schnell aufgeworfene, leichte Verschanzung …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • antestature — …   Useful english dictionary

  • antestatura — (del fr. «antestature»; ant.) f. Fort. Defensa improvisada con estacas, fajos de leña, sacos de tierra, etc. * * * ► femenino Trinchera u obstáculo improvisado con estacas y fajinas o sacos de tierra …   Enciclopedia Universal

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