Counterscarp

Definition of Counterscarp

Coun´ter`scarp`   Pronunciation: koun`tẽr`skärp`
n.1.(Fort.) The exterior slope or wall of the ditch; - sometimes, the whole covered way, beyond the ditch, with its parapet and glacis; as, the enemy have lodged themselves on the counterscarp.
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