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Counterguard

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) 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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Counterguard'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/counterguard.html. 1828.