Noun:

काउंटरकार्प,

counterscarp's Usage Examples:

A scarp and a counterscarp are the inner and outer sides, respectively, of a ditch or moat used in fortifications.

caponiers defending the protective ditch in lieu of the more modern counterscarps of Uxegney.

The north side is most complete, with an inner rampart 9 ft high and counterscarps 12 and 14 ft high.

the inner area, with a steep slope to the south-east and ditches and counterscarps elsewhere.

Three breaches were made in the counterscarp wall and three "camoflets" were exploded in the moat bottom.

0 m) wide, and is surrounded by a counterscarp, which measures 4.

Musketeers atop it were able to view the counterscarp, or fire on enemies in the moat.

In 1909 the caponiers were replaced by counterscarps.

(French: chemin couvert Italian: strada coperta) is a path on top of the counterscarp of a fortification.

protected sally ports giving on to the ditch and galleries within the counterscarps looking back at the fort.

Boa Island features a counterscarp rath (grid ref: H0744 6250) as well as carved stones, graveyard and enclosure.

Presumably there is a counterscarp battery.

pentagonal fort is surrounded by a ditch defended by caponiers and counterscarps.