counterguard

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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.

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Meanings

nouncounterguard (plural counterguards)

plural counterguards

  1. fortificationA 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.

Origin

From counter- + guard.

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Translations

Finnish kontregardi
  • kontregardilow outwork

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

uncorrugated
Cite this entry
APA

counterguard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterguard

MLA

“counterguard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterguard. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterguard,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterguard.

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