counterguard

Noun

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

half-moon rampart moat ditch bastion escarpment parapet lunette redan ravelin glacis tenaille demilune hornwork curtain wall
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Anagrams

uncorrugated

Examples

A LARGE crowd forced the hand of the RGP on Friday night in Chatham Counterguard when they refused to go home at 1am. Source: Internet

“We have agreed the closure of Line Wall Road and Chatham Counterguard in principle with Mr Azopardi,” Mr Daryanani said. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

countergradient countergrav countergravity counterguerilla counterguerrilla counterhand