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Meaning of counterguard | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Suomi kontregardi

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

counterguerrilla counterhand counterhearing counterhegemony counterhistory counterhypothesis

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