COUNTERGUARD

Meaning of COUNTERGUARD in English

noun 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.

Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

COUNTERGUARD — “+ˌ- noun Etymology: part translation of Middle French contre-garde, from contre- counter- + garde guard, from Old French guarde — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COUNTERGUARD — (n.) A low outwork before a bastion or ravelin, consisting of two lines of rampart parallel to the faces of …
Английский словарь Webster
COUNTERGUARD — ( n. ) A low outwork before a bastion or ravelin, consisting of two lines of rampart parallel to the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary

Webster English vocab

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