counterscarp
counterscarp noun: the outer slope of a defensive or fortified ditch.
Noun
counterscarp (plural counterscarps)
- The outer slope of a defensive or fortified ditch
- —I would throw out the earth upon this hand towards the town for the scarp,—and on that hand towards the campaign for the counterscarp.—Very right, Trim, quoth my uncle Toby:—And when I had sloped them to your mind,——an’ please your Honour, I would face the glacis, as the finest fortifications are...1659, Laurence Sterne, chapter XXX, in The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
counterscarp meaning in Bengali
counterscarp in Bengali
- প্রতিরক্ষামূলক, দুর্গবেষ্টিত পরিখার বাইরের ঢাল
Forms of counterscarp
| plural | counterscarps |
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Origin of counterscarp
From counter- + scarp.
Questions about counterscarp
- What does counterscarp mean?
- Counterscarp means the outer slope of a defensive or fortified ditch.
- What is counterscarp in Bengali?
- Counterscarp in Bengali is প্রতিরক্ষামূলক, দুর্গবেষ্টিত পরিখার বাইরের ঢাল. See Counterscarp meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is counterscarp?
- Counterscarp is a noun.
- What is the plural of counterscarp?
- The plural of counterscarp is counterscarps.
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