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counterscarp

[ koun-ter-skahrp ]

noun

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


counterscarp

/ ˈkaʊntəˌskɑːp /

noun

  1. fortifications the outer side of the ditch of a fort Compare escarp
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of counterscarp1

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

They consisted of a trench seven feet deep; the bottom, from scarp to counterscarp, six feet broad; the top thirteen feet broad.

Ravelin, rav′lin, n. a detached work with two embankments raised before the counterscarp.

At our feet the counterscarp which stayed the earth on the enemys side from filling up the moat.

The situation of the chapel prompted us to look over the ground for traces of a lunette bastion on the counterscarp.

This arrangement is frequently placed at the foot of the counterscarp.

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