countermure

UK/ˈkaʊntəˌmjʊə/US/ˈkaʊntɚˌmjʊɹ/

countermure noun: a wall raised behind another, to supply its place when that is breached or destroyed.

Noun

countermure (plural countermures)

A wall raised behind another, to supply its place when that is breached or destroyed.
- if they could aduance a countermure as high as their wals , and ſo to attaine to the conqueſt thereof1603, Richard Knolles, The Generall Historie of the Turkes, […], London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC

countermure (third-person singular simple present countermures, present participle countermuring, simple past and past participle countermured)

(transitive) To fortify with a wall behind another wall.
- 15??, Thomas Kyd, The Spanish Tragedy
  They are plac'd in those empyreal heights,
  Where, counter-mur'd with walls of diamond,
  I find the place impregnable.

Noun
plural	countermures
alternative form	contramure
Verb
third-person singular present	countermures
present participle	countermuring
past participle	countermured
past	countermured

From French contremurer.

What does countermure mean?: Countermure means a wall raised behind another, to supply its place when that is breached or destroyed.
What part of speech is countermure?: Countermure can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce countermure?: Countermure is pronounced /ˈkaʊntɚˌmjʊɹ/ (US).
What is the plural of countermure?: The plural of countermure is countermures.

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