English Explanatory Dictionary

counterscarp

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The outer slope of a defensive or fortified ditch

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Yangolin-counterscarp.wav

Word forms

counterscarp counterscarps

Etymology

From counter- + scarp.

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