FIELD-Works, in Fortification, are those thrown up by an army in besieging a fortress, or by the besieged to defend the place. Such are the fortifications of camps, highways, &c.
Elision-Fields. See ELYSIAN.
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FIELD-Works, in Fortification, are those thrown up by an army in besieging a fortress, or by the besieged to defend the place. Such are the fortifications of camps, highways, &c.
Elision-Fields. See ELYSIAN.