Counterguard
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Counterguard is a noun meaning (fortification) A low outwork before a bastion or ravelin, consisting of two lines of rampart parallel to the faces of the bastion, and protecting them from a breaching fire.
Meaning
(fortification) A low outwork before a bastion or ravelin, consisting of two lines of rampart parallel to the faces of the bastion, and protecting them from a breaching fire.
Word Forms
- counterguards
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include counterfort, rampart, countermure, cavalier, forewall, bulwark.
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