counterscarp

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(koun′tər skärp′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
coun•ter•scarp  (koun′tər skärp′),USA pronunciation n. [Fort.]
  1. the exterior slope or wall of the ditch of a fort, supporting the covered way. See diag. under bastion. 
  • 1565–75; counter- + scarp1 (modeled on Italian contrascarpa); replacing counterscarfe, with scarfe obsolete variant of scarp1

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