counterguard - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'counterguard' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Counterguard

[ 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.

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