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 outwork outwork /ˈaʊtwɝk/

noun

  1. Subsidiary defensive structure lying outside the main fortified area  ( outwork )
    subsidiary defensive structure lying outside the main fortified area
     The outworks of the castle
    the outworks of the castle


 encampment encampment /ɪnˈkæmpmɪnt/

noun

  1. () A site where people on holiday can pitch a tent  ( bivouac , campground , camping area , camping ground , camping site , campsite , encampment )
    a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
     We set up our tent at the campsite and started exploring the surrounding area
    We set up our tent at the campsite and started exploring the surrounding area
  2. The act of encamping and living in tents in a camp  ( bivouacking , encampment , tenting , camping )
    the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
     I love camping because I can disconnect from technology and enjoy nature
    I love camping because I can disconnect from technology and enjoy nature
  3. (military) temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers  ( cantonment , encampment , bivouac , camp )
    (military) temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
     Wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling
    wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling


 twilight twilight /ˈtwaɪˌlaɪt/

adjective

  1. Lighted by or as if by twilight  ( twilight , twilit , dusky )
    lighted by or as if by twilight
     The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn
    The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn
     The twilight glow of the sky
    the twilight glow of the sky
     A boat on a twilit river
    a boat on a twilit river

noun

  1. () The diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon but its rays are refracted by the atmosphere of the earth  ( twilight )
    the diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon but its rays are refracted by the atmosphere of the earth
  2. () The time of day immediately following sunset  ( crepuscle , crepuscule , evenfall , dusk , fall , gloam [Archaic] , gloaming , nightfall , twilight )
    the time of day immediately following sunset
     He loved the twilight
    he loved the twilight
     They finished before the fall of night
    they finished before the fall of night
  3. A condition of decline following successes  ( twilight )
    a condition of decline following successes
     In the twilight of the empire
    in the twilight of the empire


 Bertholletia excelsa Bertholletia excelsa /bɜːrθoʊˈlɛtiə ɪkˈsɛlsə/

noun

  1. Tall South American tree bearing brazil nuts  ( Bertholletia excelsa , brazil nut , brazil-nut tree )
    tall South American tree bearing brazil nuts