counterscarp
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of counterscarp
1565–75; counter- + scarp ( def. ) (modeled on Italian contrascarpa ); replacing counterscarfe, with scarfe obsolete variant of scarp ( def. )
Example Sentences
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In section 2 it will be seen that the counterscarp galleries flanking the ditch are drawn back from the face of the counterscarp.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various
The advantage of the additional obstacle of the counterscarp was thus lost to the defence.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various
But the greatest loss of the besieged was that of the counterscarp and ravelin.
From History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 by Prescott, William Hickling
He had been able to see over it, only by standing back upon the sloping acclivity of the counterscarp.
From The White Gauntlet by Reid, Mayne
Arrived here, the fugitives must ascend the counterscarp, and cross the chevaux-de-frise with which it was furnished.
From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Drake, Samuel Adams
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