1. Counterscarps meaning Plural form of counterscarp.

2. Counterscarp (plural Counterscarps) (architecture) The outer slope of a defensive or fortified ditch; Translations

3. Counterscarp of a Napoleon era polygonal fort (Fort Napoleon, Ostend).Counterscarps had become vertical by this time

4. Counterscarp synonyms, Counterscarp pronunciation, Counterscarp translation, English dictionary definition of Counterscarp

5. Counterscarps exist to be countered

6. Counterscarp 'Counterscarp' is a 12 letter word starting with C and ending with P Synonyms, crossword answers and other related words for Counterscarp

7. Catalan: ·Counterscarp··Counterscarp Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary

8. Counterscarp ( = “opposite scarp,” Fr

9. The Counterscarps are cut in the rock

10. Having discussed Counterscarp repairs at the Porta da traicao postern, the 1514 auto proceeds to detail scarps and Counterscarps at the foot of two mutually adjacent towers--Torre do sino and Torre dos bizcainhos (Tower of the Biscayans).

11. A Counterscarps sliding on overturned foliation surfaces (Henderson 2007)

12. Counterscarp - Translation to Spanish, pronunciation, and forum discussions

13. In both temporary and permanent fortifications a Counterscarp gallery was a loop-holed enclosure set into the Counterscarp wall of a ditch

14. Counterscarp - tamil meaning of முற்றுகையாளர் பக்கமுள்ள அகழியின் புறக்கரை

15. Counterscarp A scarp and a Counterscarp are the inner and outer sides of a ditch or moat used in fortifications

16. The Counterscarp wall (right) and Bastion E

17. Counterscarp: Outer sloped wall of the ditch

18. Attackers must descend the Counterscarp and ascend the scarp. In permanent fortifications the scarp and Counterscarp may be encased in stone.

19. Counterscarp - WordReference English dictionary, questions, discussion and forums

20. The Counterscarp was often lined with stone blocks and mortar

21. New!!: Counterscarp and Embrasure · See more » Escarpment

22. Counterscarp and Ditch (fortification) · See more » Embrasure

23. Attackers (if they have not bridged the ditch) must descend the Counterscarp and ascend the scarp. In permanent fortifications the scarp and Counterscarp may be encased in stone.

24. Watles exhibits spectacular features indicative of DSGSDs including double ridges, trenches, and Counterscarps

25. Searching for Counterscarp 37 found (168 total) alternate case: Counterscarp Maen Castle (129 words) exact match in snippet view article find links to article sherds were unearthed

26. The pentagonal fort is surrounded by a ditch defended by caponiers and Counterscarps

27. The Counterscarp is substantially built of plank, and spread with turf.

28. Counterscarp: The wall opposite the scarp on the outside of a ditch

29. Underground galleries link the salients, caponiers and Counterscarps to the central portions of the fort.

30. The map shows major structures, such as scarps, Counterscarps, and grabens, and tensional openings are showing

31. The Counterscarps, which form part of the outer fortifications of the Fort Manoel, have also been completed

32. On the other three sides ditches and Counterscarps (outer ditch walls) were created to strengthen its position

33. The Counterscarp wall was built to protect the landward face of the fort from artillery fire

34. The stones from the original fort were used in the Counterscarp of the current fort

35. In military technology: The sunken profile …of the ditch, called the Counterscarp, was similarly faced

36. Counterscarp definition is - the exterior slope or wall of the ditch in a work of fortification.

37. Counterscarp definition: the outer side of the ditch of a fort Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

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39. Gravitational reactivation of NE-trending fractures formed gravitational scarps, Counterscarps, and half-grabens in the upper slope, whereas the …

40. Principal Translations: Inglés: Español: Counterscarp n noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc

41. Counterscarp definition, the exterior slope or wall of the ditch of a fort, supporting the covered way

42. Counterscarp galleries provided cover for troops defending the ditch of unflanked fortifications and, in some cases, provided …

43. The Counterscarps are 10 to 50 m long, have a few meters of relief and delimit small graben-like structures

44. There were ten defensive towers and a dry moat lined with Counterscarps, stone edges that made it more difficult to scale

45. In military terms, Fort Tompkin’s scarp (wall to your right) now faced a Counterscarp (wall to your left), creating a 30-foot-wide dry moat.When originally built, the Counterscarp extended behind you to protect Fort Tompkins’ back and sides from land-based attacks.

46. The keep was encircled by a deep, dry moat with stone Counterscarps to help prevent the scaling of its walls with ladders

47. Counterscarp Wall, a photograph from the Fort Pickens gallery in the Exploring Florida collection of multimedia resources for students and teachers.

48. Counterscarp (1) A ditch slope, close to the enemy, of a permanent or temporary fortification, used as a barrier against assaults

49. The keep was encircled by a deep, dry moat with stone Counterscarps to help prevent the scaling of its walls with ladders

50. A scarp and a Counterscarp are the inner and outer sides of a ditch or moat used in fortifications

51. We hope that the following list of synonyms for the word Counterscarp will help you to finish your crossword today.

52. The walls were surrounded by a deep dry moat, while the system was completed by the earthen Counterscarps and the outwork of San Demetrio

53. The defences comprise a stone rampart, ditch and Counterscarp bank built across the neck of the headland, with almost sheer cliffs

54. Counterscarp (1) A ditch slope, close to the enemy, of a permanent or temporary fortification, used as a barrier against assaults

55. At one period, according to his biographers, Capone never attended the opera in Chicago without eighteen guards, enclosing him in in scarps and Counterscarps of …

56. Fortifications sank into the ground, protected by enormously thick walls, deep Counterscarps and a sloping bank or glacis that would, hopefully, cause cannon shots to ricochet over the defences rather than penetrate

57. The church is a strong city, for it has walls and bulwarks, or Counterscarps, and those of God’s own appointing; for he has, in his promise, appointed salvation itself to be its defence

58. The only components of the old fort judged worth saving were "the walled Counterscarp, the Gate, the Magazine, and the Barracks," according to Colonel Williams in a report dated November 1808

59. Counterscarp galleries at the angles of works flanking the ditch should invariably have machine-gun positions, with a special loop-hole, long and shallow, to enable them to sweep a wide area with fire.

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61. The Turks, as Caprara had rightly observed, possessed very little heavy artillery; what they had could kill people and damage buildings inside the city but made little impact on the massive walls, bastions, ravelins, glacis, caponières, palisades, Counterscarps, and the other paraphernalia of sixteenth-century fortifications that ringed Vienna.

62. 1 History 2 Details of the fort 3 Gatehouse 4 Counterscarp battery 5 East and south ditches 6 Seaward face and gun emplacements 7 Present condition 8 Image gallery 9 See also 10 External links The fort was built between 1876 and 1888 by the British

63. Other articles where Scarp is discussed: military technology: The sunken profile: As a practical matter the scarp, or main fortress wall, now protected from artillery fire by the glacis, was faced with brick or stone for ease of maintenance; the facing wall on the forward side of the ditch, called the Counterscarp, was similarly faced

64. Why, the old Peer, pox of his tough constitution, (for that malady would have helped him on,) has made shift by fire and brimstone, and the devil knows what, to force the gout to quit the Counterscarp of his stomach, just as it had collected all its strength, in order to storm the citadel of his heart.