counterscarp

Noun

Meaning

counterscarp (plural counterscarps)

(architecture) The outer slope of a defensive or fortified ditch

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

scarp abatis

Examples

[Spain seeks to] overthrow the Low Countries, which hitherto have been as a counterscarp to your Majesty's kingdom. William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley

Close letter words and terms

countersank counterscale counterscarf counterscheme counterscientific counterscoff