counterscarp noun.
['kaʊntǝskɑ:p] L16.[French contrescarpe from Italian controscarpa, formed as CONTRA-, SCARP noun2.]1. The outer wall or slope of a ditch surrounding a fortification; this slope together with the glacis beyond it.
L16.2. fig. A means of defence; a protective barrier.
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