counterscarp

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COUNTERSCARP

n.In fortification, the exterior talus or slope of the ditch, or the talus that supports the earth of the covered way; but it often signifies the whole covered way, with its parapet and glacis; as when it is said, the enemy have lodged themselves on the counterscarp.

counterscarp

coun ter scarp |ˈkountərˌskärp ˈkaʊntərskɑrp | ▶noun the outer wall of a ditch in a fortification. Compare with scarp. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French contrescarpe, from Italian controscarpa; compare with scarp .

counterscarp

coun ¦ter |scarp |ˈkaʊntəskɑːp | ▶noun the outer wall of a ditch in a fortification. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French contrescarpe, from Italian controscarpa; compare with scarp .