antemural

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin antemurale. See mural.

Noun

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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

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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for antemural”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.tɨ.muˈɾal/ [ɐ̃.tɨ.muˈɾaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.tɨ.muˈɾa.li/

  • Hyphenation: an‧te‧mu‧ral

Noun

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antemural m (plural antemurais)

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

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin antemūrāle.

Noun

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antemural m (plural antemurales)

  1. barbican, fortification
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Further reading

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