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Counterscarp

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(_"opposite scarp," Fr. contrescarpe), a term used in fortification for the outer slope of a ditch; see Fortification And Siegecraft.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Counterscarp'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​c/counterscarp.html. 1910.
 
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