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COUNTERSCARP

\kˈa͡ʊntəskˌɑːp], \kˈa‍ʊntəskˌɑːp], \k_ˈaʊ_n_t_ə_s_k_ˌɑː_p]\

Definitions of COUNTERSCARP

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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In fort. The side of the ditch nearest the be siegers.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

n. The exterior slope of the ditch; â€”the whole covered way, with its parapet and glacis.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

That side of the ditch which is next the camp.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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