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counterguards

counterguards is the plural of counterguard.

Meaning of counterguard

Noun

counterguard (plural counterguards)

  1. 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.

Questions about counterguards

What is counterguards the plural of?
Counterguards is the plural of counterguard.

Words near counterguards in the dictionary

  1. countergradient
  2. countergradients
  3. countergrav
  4. countergravity
  5. counterguard
  6. counterguards
  7. counterguerilla
  8. counterguerrilla
  9. counterguerrillas
  10. counterhand
  11. counterhands

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