counterscarp

English

Etymology

From counter- +‎ scarp.

Noun

counterscarp (plural counterscarps)

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

Translations

outer slope of a defensive or fortified ditch

Greek: αντίκρημνο n (antíkrimno)

Irish: frithbhalla m

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