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counterpoise
counterproductive
counterproof
counterpunch
counterreformation
counterrevolution
counterrevolutionary
countersank
counterscarp
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counterscarp
coun·ter·scarp [ kówntər skrp ] (plural coun·ter·scarps)


noun 
Definition:
 
slope around ditch outside fort: the slope or bank on the outer side of the ditch outside a fort
[Late 16th century. Via French contrescarpe< Italian controscarpa< scarpa "scarp"]
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