Field-works are intrenchments and other temporary fortifications thrown up by an army in the field, either as a protection from the onslaught of a hostile force, or to cover an attack upon some stronghold. Field-works will be more particularly described under the article FORTIFICATION.
Field-works
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 4: Dionysius to Friction, p. 612
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