Definition
Fortifications or structures built at the head or top of something, especially defensive structures at the entrance of a fortress or the control structures of a dam or canal system.
Etymology
From 'head' (chief, principal structure) and 'works' (fortified structures). Developed as a military/engineering term in the 1600s-1700s when complex fortification systems required precise technical vocabulary.
Kelly Says
Medieval castles had ingenious headworks—the structures defending the main entrance—because engineers knew attackers would focus there, making it the most heavily fortified part of the entire castle!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መንገድ ግንባር
men-ged gin-ba-r
ARالعربية
أعمال الرأس
amal al-ras
BNবাংলা
প্রধান কাজ
prodhān kāj
CACatalà
obres cap
o-bres cap
CSČeština
hlavní stavby
hlav-ni sta-vby
DADansk
hovedværker
ho-ved-vær-ker
DEDeutsch
Staudamm
shtaud-am
ELΕλληνικά
εγκαταστάσεις κεφαλής
eg-ka-ta-sta-se-es ke-fa-lis
ESEspañol
obras de cabecera
o-bras de ka-be-sa-ra
FAفارسی
کارهای سرش
kar-ha-ye sar-sh
FISuomi
päätyöt
pä-ä-työt
FRFrançais
ouvrages de tête
u-vrages de te-t
GUGU
मुખ્ય કામ
mu-kha-ya ka-am
HAHA
aiki a farko
a-iki a farko
HEעברית
מבנים ראשוניים
mi-ba-nim ra-shoni-im
HIहिन्दी
शीर्ष कार्यों
sheersh ka-r-yon
HUMagyar
főművek
fő-mű-vek
IDBahasa Indonesia
pekerjaan hulu
pe-kerjaan hu-lu
ITItaliano
opere di testa
o-pere di tes-ta
JA日本語
取水施設
tori-mizu-shisetsu
KKKK
бас құрылысы
bas kur-yly-sy
KO한국어
수문시설
su-mun-si-seol
MRMR
मुख्य काम
mukhya kaam
MSBahasa Melayu
pekerjaan hulu
pe-kerjaan hu-lu
MYမြန်မာ
ရှေးရာ ဆောက်လုပ်
she-ye-ra sa-u-k-lu-p-ok
NLNederlands
hoofdwerken
hoofd-wer-ken
NONorsk
hovedverk
ho-ved-verk
PLPolski
prace główne
pra-ce głow-ne
PTPortuguês
obras de cabeceira
o-bras de ka-be-se-i-ra
RORomână
lucrări de cap
lu-kra-ri de cap
RUРусский
головные сооружения
golovnye sooruzheniya
SVSvenska
huvudverk
hoo-vud-verk
SWKiswahili
matokeo ya vyanzo
ma-to-keo ya vy-an-zo
TAதமிழ்
முக்கிய பணிகள்
mu-kkiya pa-ni-gi-gal
TEతెలుగు
ముఖ్య పనులు
mu-kha-ya pa-nu-lu
THไทย
โครงสร้างต้นน้ำ
khoe-ng-saang ton-nam
TLTL
mga gawain sa pinagmulan
mga gaw-ain sa pi-nag-mu-lan
TRTürkçe
başlangıç yapıları
baş-langıç ya-pi-la-rı
UKУкраїнська
головні споруди
golovni sporudi
URاردو
مباني الرأس
ma-ba-ni al-ras
VITiếng Việt
công trình đầu nguồn
cong trinh dau nguon
ZH中文
引水工程
yǐn shuǐ gōngchéng
ZUZU
iziko leli
i-zi-ko le-li