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| coun·ter·scarp [ kówntər skrp ] (plural coun·ter·scarps) |
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slope around ditch outside fort: the slope or bank on the outer side of the ditch outside a fort
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| [Late 16th century. Via French contrescarpe< Italian controscarpa< scarpa "scarp"] |
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