A mound or wall raised outside the walls of a fortress by the besiegers to assist their operations.
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > attack > action or state of siege or blockade > [noun] > mine(s) > part of (6) countermure1553 A mound or wall raised outside the walls of a fortress by the besiegers to assist their operations. terrace1579 Military. An earthwork thrown up by a besieging force; see also quot. 1816. Obsolete. chamber1638 A cavity in an underground passage or mine (mine, n. 3a) in which an explosive charge is placed. Obsolete. well1702 A shaft or pit bored or dug in the ground for a specific purpose. Military. A vertical shaft sunk as part of defensive or offensive works; = shaft… trench cavalier1798 an earthwork constructed on the glacis by the besieging forces in order to have sight of, and a direct line of fire into, the covered way of the… shaft1834 Military Mining. (See quot. 1876.) |
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