ANTESTATURE, in Fortification, a small Retrenchment, made of Palisades, or Sacks of Earth, set up in haste, to dispute with the Enemy the Remainder of a Piece of Ground, part whereof hath been already gained.
APPROACHES, in Fortification, the several Works made by the Besiegers for advancing or getting nearer to a Fortress, or Place besieged. See WORK, FORTIFICATION. Such are Trenches, Mines, Saps, Lodgments, Batteries, etc. See TRENCH, MINE, SAP, BATTERY, etc. Approaches, or Lines of Approach, are particularly used for Trenches dug in the Ground, and their Earth thrown up on the Side towards the Place besieged; under Shelter or Defence whereof the Besiegers may approach, without Loss, to the Parapet of the covered Way; and plant Guns, etc., wherewith to cannonade the Place. See TRENCH. The Lines of Approach are to be connected by Lines of Communication. See COMMUNICATION. The Besieged frequently make Counter-Approaches, to interrupt and defeat the Enemies' Approaches.
AVENUE, in Fortification, an Opening or Inlet into a Fort, Bastion, or the like Place. See FORT, BASTION, FORTIFICATION, etc. The Word is form’d of the French Avenir, or Advenir, to come to, to arrive at. See ADVENT.
AVENUE, in Gardening, is a Walk, planted on each side with Trees, and leading to some Place. See VISTA. See also GROVE, GLADE. All Avenues, Mortimer says, should lead to the Front of a House, Garden-Gate, Highway-Gate, or Wood, and terminate in a Prospect.—In an Avenue to a House, whatever the Length of the Walk is, it ought to be as wide as the whole Breadth of the Front, and if wider, better.
AVENUE, in Gardening, is a Walk, planted on each side with Trees, and leading to some Place. See VISTA. See also GROVE, GLADE. All Avenues, Mortimer says, should lead to the Front of a House, Garden-Gate, Highway-Gate, or Wood, and terminate in a Prospect.—In an Avenue to a House, whatever the Length of the Walk is, it ought to be as wide as the whole Breadth of the Front, and if wider, better.