Counterscarp

(1) A ditch slope, close to the enemy, of a permanent or temporary fortification, used as a barrier against assaults.

(2) A steep cut in a terrain slope (hill or bank of a river) facing the defender. Counterscarps were made during the building of forts and were used extensively in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–45 as an antitank (antitransport) obstacle within the system of obstacles. The counterscarp was to tip tanks over as they descended from the top (precipice). The faces of the counterscarp were covered by artillery and rifle and machine-gun fire.

counterscarp

The face of the ditch of a fortress sloping toward the defender.

单词	counterscarp
释义	counterscarp counterscarp (ˈkaʊntəˌskɑːp) n (Fortifications) fortifications the outer side of the ditch of a fort. Compare escarp¹ coun•ter•scarp (ˈkaʊn tərˌskɑrp) n. the outer slope or wall of the ditch of a fortification. [1565–75; < Italian contrascarpa] Counterscarp Counterscarp (1) A ditch slope, close to the enemy, of a permanent or temporary fortification, used as a barrier against assaults. (2) A steep cut in a terrain slope (hill or bank of a river) facing the defender. Counterscarps were made during the building of forts and were used extensively in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–45 as an antitank (antitransport) obstacle within the system of obstacles. The counterscarp was to tip tanks over as they descended from the top (precipice). The faces of the counterscarp were covered by artillery and rifle and machine-gun fire. counterscarp The face of the ditch of a fortress sloping toward the defender.
随便看	carbomycin b carbon carbon- carbon 11 carbon-11 carbon 12 carbon-12 carbon 13 carbon-13 carbon 14 carbon-14 carbon 14 dating carbon-14 dating carbon 60 carbon-60 carbon absorber carbonaceous carbonaceous aerosol and radiative effects study carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand carbonaceous chondrite carbonaceously carbonaceous meteorite carbonaceous rock carbonaceous sandstone carbonaceous shale

counterscarp

counterscarp

coun•ter•scarp

Counterscarp

Counterscarp

counterscarp