Contramure

In military fortification, a contramure, or countermure, is a wall raised behind another, to supply its place when breached or destroyed.[1]

The term was also used to refer to an outer wall, built around the wall of a city.[2]

References

  1. ↑ This article incorporates text from a work in the public domain:  Porter, Noah, ed. (1913). "Webster's entry needed". Webster's Dictionary. Springfield, Massachusetts: C. & G. Merriam Co.
  2. ↑  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chambers, Ephraim, ed. (1728). "article name needed". Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (first ed.). James and John Knapton, et al.


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