Counterscarp

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  • n. The outer slope of a defensive or fortified ditch
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The exterior slope or wall of the ditch; -- sometimes, the whole covered way, beyond the ditch, with its parapet and glacis.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In fortification, the exterior talus or slope of the ditch, or the talus that supports the earth of the covered way.
    • Word Usage
    "The counterscarp is substantially built of plank, and spread with turf."
    Cross Reference
    counterscarp wall    counterscarp gallery   
     
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