01 n. The line of works which forms the main inclosure of a fortress or place; -- called also body of the place.
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The line of works which forms the main inclosure of a fortress or place; -- called also body of the place.(Fort.) Also: body of the place
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The area or town inclosed by a line of fortification.“The suburbs are not unfrequently larger than their enceinte.” — S. W. Williams.