counter-approachn.

Forms: Usually in plural 1600s contre-.

Etymology: < French contre-approche: see counter- prefix 2l and approach n. 9.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcounter-aˌpproach.

Military.

A work constructed by the besieged outside the permanent fortifications, to check and command the works of the besiegers.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > [noun] > work raised against that of enemy > by the besieged

counter-approach1678

1678 tr. L. de Gaya Art of War ii. 114 Contre-Approaches, Works of the Beseiged to hinder the Beseigers works.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Counter-Approaches.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Counter-Approaches,..Lines or Works made by the Besieg'd, when their Trenches meet the Lines of Attack of the Besiegers.

1837 Penny Cycl. VIII. 107/2 The trenches of the enemy..being always, if possible, disposed so that they cannot be enfiladed by the guns of the fortress, a counter-approach becomes necessary in order that the garrison may be enabled to silence the fire from them, or to impede the communications along them.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	counter-approach
释义	counter-approachn. Forms: Usually in plural 1600s contre-. Etymology: < French contre-approche: see counter- prefix 2l and approach n. 9.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcounter-aˌpproach. Military. A work constructed by the besieged outside the permanent fortifications, to check and command the works of the besiegers. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > [noun] > work raised against that of enemy > by the besieged counter-approach1678 1678 tr. L. de Gaya Art of War ii. 114 Contre-Approaches, Works of the Beseiged to hinder the Beseigers works. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Counter-Approaches. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Counter-Approaches,..Lines or Works made by the Besieg'd, when their Trenches meet the Lines of Attack of the Besiegers. 1837 Penny Cycl. VIII. 107/2 The trenches of the enemy..being always, if possible, disposed so that they cannot be enfiladed by the guns of the fortress, a counter-approach becomes necessary in order that the garrison may be enabled to silence the fire from them, or to impede the communications along them. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1678
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