counterscarp

[ koun-ter-skahrp ]

/ ˈkaʊn tərˌskɑrp /

noun Fortification.

the exterior slope or wall of the ditch of a fort, supporting the covered way.

Origin of counterscarp

1565–75; counter- + scarp (modeled on Italian contrascarpa ); replacing counterscarfe, with scarfe obsolete variant of scarp

Words nearby counterscarp

counterreformation, counterreply, counterrevolution, counterrevolutionary, counterrotating, counterscarp, countershading, countershaft, countershock, countersign, countersignature

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Example sentences from the Web for counterscarp

Covered Way, road formed on the counterscarp and protected by the relief of the glacis (see p. 308).
Annals of a Fortress|E. Viollet-le-Duc
Before this curtain is a platform, in the place of a counterscarp, on which are planted cannon of large size.
Ten Thousand Wonderful Things|Edmund Fillingham King
On the 18th three mines were exploded, and the counterscarp was blown into the ditch.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
The Swedes followed up their fire by leaping the counterscarp and falling tooth and nail upon the foe with furious outcries.
Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8|Charles H. Sylvester

Then Marshal Turenne broke ground, and carried on two approaches towards the Counterscarp.
An English Garner (4 of 8)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for counterscarp

counterscarp

/ (ˈkaʊntəˌskɑːp) /

noun

fortifications the outer side of the ditch of a fortCompare escarp (def. 1)

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单词	counterscarp
释义	counterscarp [ koun-ter-skahrp ] / ˈkaʊn tərˌskɑrp / noun Fortification. the exterior slope or wall of the ditch of a fort, supporting the covered way. Origin of counterscarp 1565–75; counter- + scarp (modeled on Italian contrascarpa ); replacing counterscarfe, with scarfe obsolete variant of scarp Words nearby counterscarp counterreformation, counterreply, counterrevolution, counterrevolutionary, counterrotating, counterscarp, countershading, countershaft, countershock, countersign, countersignature Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for counterscarp Covered Way, road formed on the counterscarp and protected by the relief of the glacis (see p. 308). Annals of a Fortress\|E. Viollet-le-Duc Before this curtain is a platform, in the place of a counterscarp, on which are planted cannon of large size. Ten Thousand Wonderful Things\|Edmund Fillingham King On the 18th three mines were exploded, and the counterscarp was blown into the ditch. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.\|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan The Swedes followed up their fire by leaping the counterscarp and falling tooth and nail upon the foe with furious outcries. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8\|Charles H. Sylvester Then Marshal Turenne broke ground, and carried on two approaches towards the Counterscarp. An English Garner (4 of 8)\|Various British Dictionary definitions for counterscarp counterscarp / (ˈkaʊntəˌskɑːp) / noun fortifications the outer side of the ditch of a fortCompare escarp (def. 1) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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