Definition of Counterguard

1. 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.

Definition of Counterguard

1. Noun. (context: fortification) 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. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Counterguard

counterflow
counterflowing
counterflows
counterfoil
counterfoils
counterforce
counterforces
counterfort
counterforts
countergambit
countergambits
countergesture
countergestures
counterglow
counterglows
counterguard (current term)
counterguards
counterguerilla
counterguerrilla
counterhistories
counterhistory
counterilluminate
counterilluminated
counterilluminates
counterilluminating
counterillumination
counterimage
counterimages
counterimmunoelectrophoresis
counterincision

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