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Outer side of a ditch or moat in a fortification
A scarp and a counterscarp are the inner and outer sides, respectively, of a ditch or moat used in fortifications. Attackers (if they have not bridged
Counterscarp
Ground obstacle to slow an attacking force
scarp while the side of a ditch closest to the enemy is known as the counterscarp. In early fortifications, ditches were often used in combination with
Ditch_(fortification)
Type of fortification structure
fire down both angles of the ditch. An alternative to the caponier is a counterscarp battery, dug into the outer face of the corner of the ditch, giving a
Caponier
Feature in military architecture
(French: chemin couvert, Italian: strada coperta) is a path on top of the counterscarp of a fortification. It is protected by an embankment which is made up
Covertway
Historical fort in Marsaxlokk, Malta
ditch. A counterscarp battery at the north end of the east ditch commands the north ditch and the gatehouse. Presumably there is a counterscarp battery
Fort_Delimara
Fortified artificial island on the IJmeer near Amsterdam
to the counterscarp. The counterscarp is made of concrete and contained a gaol, the forge, and several supply rooms. On top of the counterscarp there is
Pampus
Footpath inside a rampart or parapet
parapet of a fortification. Musketeers atop it were able to view the counterscarp, or fire on enemies in the moat. Typical they are around foot and a half
Banquette
Military concepts about exposure to enemy fire
Counterscarp of a Napoleon era polygonal fort (Fort Napoleon, Ostend). The housing at the bottom of the ditch is a caponier from where the defenders could
Enfilade_and_defilade
Part of the Ottoman wars in Europe
the width of the dry ditch, coupled with a transformation of the old counterscarp into massive outworks (tenailles), the construction of bulwarks around
Siege_of_Rhodes_(1522)
Defensive structure; typically a fence or wall made from wooden stakes
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Palisade
Former defensive wall in Paris
side by an earthen counterscarp which sloped at an angle of 45° and was not revetted. Extending out from the top of the counterscarp was the glacis, a
Thiers_wall
Island in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
west toward Castle Caldwell and east toward Kesh. Boa Island features a counterscarp rath (grid ref: H0744 6250) as well as carved stones, graveyard and enclosure
Boa_Island
Historical fortifications of Greek city
an embankment encased in stone, equipped with scarp, bastions, moat, counterscarp and glacis. The portion of fortifications facing the harbour is instead
Fortifications_of_Rhodes
Protective slope built into a fortification
and the ditch, bounded on either side by the smooth, masoned scarp and counterscarp, is reached. The term glacis plate describes the sloped front-most section
Glacis
Fortified structure
to be reached over a flying bridge (a bridge over the ditch from the counterscarp of the ditch to the edge of the top of the mound), as shown in the Bayeux
Castle
0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Aghaherrish, Counterscarp rath, grid ref: H1312 4467 Aghahoorin, Bivallate rath, grid ref: H1185
List of archaeological sites in County Fermanagh
List_of_archaeological_sites_in_County_Fermanagh
Old city in Israel
pentagon shape, comprising three main wall lines reinforced with a moat, counterscarp, towers, and bastions. Today, the preserved fortifications surround the
Old_City_of_Acre
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
List of motte-and-bailey castles
List_of_motte-and-bailey_castles
Fortified refuge or defended settlement on a rise of elevation
About 12 are multivallate, distinguished by multiple ramparts or a large counterscarp (outer bank). The imposing example at Mooghaun is defended by multiple
Hillfort
1836 battleof the French conquest of Algeria
the bottom of which flows the Rhummel wadi, presents for escarp and counterscarp a sheer-cut rock, unassailable by mine as by the ball. The Mansourah
Battle_of_Constantine
Early modern fortification style built to withstand cannon fire
curvettes and faussebrayes and scarps and cordons and banquettes and counterscarps..." The star-shaped fortification had a formative influence on the patterning
Bastion_fort
Stone enclosure with vitrified walls
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Vitrified_fort
Defensive ditch surrounding a fortification or town
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Moat
Fort located in Vaux-Devant-Damloup, Meuse, France
the fort. The Germans penetrate the fort through the coffers of the counterscarp (contre-escarpe). 5 June 1916, Commandant Raynal requests the French
Fort_Vaux
Parapet in which gaps or indentations occur at intervals
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Battlement
Portcullis Citadel Counterscarp: the opposing side of a ditch in front of a fortification, i.e., the side facing it. Counterscarp gallery: a firing position
List of established military terms
List_of_established_military_terms
Type of circular fort built in Scandinavia in the Viking Age
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Viking_ring_fortress
Defensive military storage fortification
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Bunker
Medieval Slavonic fortified settlement
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Gord_(archaeology)
Military defensive construction
part of the defensive scheme, as was the covered way at the edge of the counterscarp. The ditch was extremely vulnerable to bombardment with explosive shells
Fortification
Topics referred to by the same term
New Orleans Minstrels' gallery, a balcony used by performing musicians Counterscarp gallery, a passage behind the back wall of the defensive ditch of a fort
Gallery
Booby-trapped stake or spike
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Punji_stick
Major fortified central complex found in historic Russian cities
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Kremlin_(fortification)
Frontier and border defences of the Roman Empire
20 m. Wherever possible, it or its highest wall is constructed on the counterscarp. Excavations near Gemellae showed the depth there to be 2–3 m, with a
Limes_(Roman_Empire)
Small tower that projects vertically from a building's wall; often a fortification
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Turret_(architecture)
Reinforced space to protect people from bombing attacks
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Bomb_shelter
Measures to protect against a military attack by a coastline
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Coastal defence and fortification
Coastal_defence_and_fortification
the caponier. The difference is that the former may be made beyond the counterscarp, and the latter is always in the moat. Another difference is that the
Coffer_(fortification)
Protective dome for housing aircraft
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Hardened_aircraft_shelter
Raised bank of land or barrier
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Berm
1855 battle of the Crimean War
proceeded to climb one of the ladders which had been placed against the counterscarp. As he rose above the lip of an embrasure at the top, a gun was fired
Battle_of_the_Great_Redan
Mountain near Bopfingen, Germany
with a flattened summit surrounded by a stone wall, ditch and large counterscarp (outer bank). The overall diameter is about 180 metres (590 ft). Extensive
Ipf_(mountain)
Historic site in England, UK
Moat) is a scheduled ancient monument formed of a moat ditch circuit, counterscarp bank, central platform and walled garden compound located on the south-east
Stratton Park Moated Enclosure
Stratton_Park_Moated_Enclosure
Fortification system used in 19th-century Europe
vertical, or near vertical, sides, called the scarp (inner wall) and counterscarp (outer wall). The outer side of the ditch would have a glacis, a gently
Carnot_wall
The ditches are deep and the outer ditch is some 4 meters wide, with a counterscarp surrounded in turn by another ditch also some 4 meters wide. One entrance
Dinas_Dinorwig
Iron Age hillfort in Wiltshire, England
above the ditch bottom. The ditch is up to 10 m (11 yd) wide with a low counterscarp bank up to 18 m (20 yd) wide on the outside of the ditch, creating a
Vespasian's_Camp
Monument in Hampshire, England
and outer ditch, which are strengthened at the spur's neck by a small counterscarp bank. The ramparts have been modified around much of the circumference
Merdon_Castle
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
List of town defences in Scotland
List_of_town_defences_in_Scotland
Overviews of forts
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
List_of_forts
Type of castle
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Qal'a
Underground home
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Atomitat
Underground structure for launching missiles
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Missile_launch_facility
Modular concrete or plastic barrier for separating vehicle traffic
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Jersey_barrier
Small room at the top of a spiral staircase
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Cap-house
Fortified tower built in the Middle Ages
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Keep
Heavy vertically-closing gate typically found in medieval fortifications
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Portcullis
Medieval fortification
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Motte-and-bailey_castle
(885.8 ft) long and 219.8 feet (67.0 m) wide, and is surrounded by a counterscarp, which measures 4.2 to 6.2 feet (1.3 to 1.9 m) in height. It is also
List of scheduled monuments in West Somerset (H–Z)
List_of_scheduled_monuments_in_West_Somerset_(H–Z)
Auxiliary defensive structure outside a larger fort
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Redoubt
Explosive weapon with small submunitions
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Cluster_munition
Iron Age hillfort in Somerset, England
(270.0 m) long and 219.8 feet (67.0 m) wide, and is surrounded by a counterscarp, which measures 4.2 to 6.2 feet (1.3 to 1.9 m) in height. It is also
Grabbist_Hillfort
Castle on a spur
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Spur_castle
Fortified structure
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Casemate
Air defense towers used by Nazi Germany
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Flak_tower
1702 conflict
had sapped within 30 paces of the counterscarp palisade. At 11:00 PM on 6 August a mine blew a gap in the counterscarp. Immediately, Thürheim, Count Herberstein
Siege_of_Landau_(1702)
Square in Paris, France
du Cardinal-Lemoine, which made reference to the word contrescarpe (counterscarp in English), the embankment outside the ditch in front of the Wall of
Place_de_la_Contrescarpe
Outward structure of a fortification
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Bastion
Explosive weapon, concealed under or on the ground
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Land_mine
Military defense formation
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Wagon_fort
Type of castle near enemy territory
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Counter-castle
Area-denial weapon
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Caltrop
Type of fortress in Arab or Islamic regions
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Kasbah
Community in Gwynedd, Wales
The ditches are deep and the outer ditch is some 4 meters wide, with a counterscarp surrounded in turn by another ditch also some 4 meters wide. One entrance
Llanddeiniolen
Fortified outpost or gateway
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Barbican
Secured forward military position
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Forward_operating_base
Fortification
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Breastwork_(fortification)
Chinese rural dwellings
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Fujian_tulou
Bastioned system on Badajoz, Spain
In certain instances, the moats were lined with masonry, creating a counterscarp that was integrated with the defensive wall. At specific locations, such
Badajoz_bastioned_enclosure
Type of fortified village in North Africa
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Ksar
1527 military action
the Visconti Castle, while the defenders resisted behind moats and a counterscarp. On 4–5 October, Belgiojoso agreed to surrender. Lautrec intended to
Sack_of_Pavia_(1527)
Type of barbed wire
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Concertina_wire
19th-20th century defence for Liège, Belgium
ditches were defended in enfilade by 57 mm guns in casemates resembling counterscarp batteries, firing at shot traps at the other end of the ditch. It is
Fort_de_Barchon
Building in Quebec, Canada
caponier, Building 46, is at the south end of the ditch separating the counterscarp from the Men's Barracks. Its two walls and small turret in the middle
Citadelle_of_Quebec
Type of castle built by German Crusaders
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Ordensburg
1702 siege
trenches were opened on 18 April and the Dutch intended to take the counterscarp after one week, but the storm was launched only on 9 June. The French
Siege_of_Kaiserswerth
Fortified structure
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Reduit
Fort in County Wexford, Ireland
and a medieval wall. Primitive caponiers protect the ditch, and each counterscarp gallery had a sally port so that the garrison could enter the ditch without
Duncannon_Fort
Military operation in the Franco-Spanish and Anglo-Spanish wars
casualties from cannon fire as they pursued the Spanish back to the counterscarp. On the fourth day of the siege a high wind blew heavy sand into the
Siege_of_Dunkirk_(1658)
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
List_of_fortifications
Fortification used to protect an area from potential aggressors
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Defensive_wall
Shock barrier to contain animals or people
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Electric_fence
Fort built in 1808-10 to defend Harwich from revolutionary France
some 16 metres (52 ft) wide and 7 metres (23 ft) deep, with a brick counterscarp wall set a little lower than the level of the parapet of the gun platform
Harwich_Redoubt
effect. He then ordered an assault; the troops advanced to the very counterscarp but were unable to descend into the ditch, lacking ladders and fascines
Storming_of_Varna
Central military fortification of a town
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Citadel
Curtain wall which defends the only practical line of approach to a hill castle
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Shield_wall_(castle)
Castles or fortresses in the Ryukyu Islands that feature stone walls
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Gusuku
Flood control and military fortification barrier
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Hesco_bastion
he had large estates, distinguishing himself in civilian service. A counterscarp at Fredriksten fortress is named after Ernst von Tettau. Bricka 1887-1905
Ernst_von_Tettau
Static anti-tank obstacle defense
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Czech_hedgehog
Mesh of metal strips with sharp edges to prevent trespassing
sticks Ravelin Redan Redoubt Retrenchment Sally port Sandbag Scarp and Counterscarp Sconce Schanze Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille 19th century Barbed
Razor_wire
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Boy/Male
Scandinavian
Lives on the hillside.
Surname or Lastname
English and North German
English and North German : from Middle English peper, piper, Middle Low German peper ‘pepper’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a spicer; alternatively, it may be a nickname for a small man (as if the size of a peppercorn) or one with a fiery temper, or for a dark-haired person (from the color of a peppercorn) or anecdotal for someone who paid a peppercorn rent.Americanized form of the Ashkenazic Jewish ornamental name Pfeffer, or Fef(f)er, a cognate, from Yiddish fefer ‘pepper’.Irish : variant of Peppard.
Girl/Female
Muslim
One who meets
Girl/Female
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
God of Heaven and Earth
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Traditional
The Daughter of an Ancient King Raja Sahil Verma
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Modern, Punjabi, Sikh
Born Leader
Girl/Female
Hindu
Goddess of speech, Another name for Saraswati
Boy/Male
Tamil
Rejoiced, Happy, Pure, Clear, From of katherine, Virginal, Keeper of the keys, Elder sister
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Narrator of Hadith
Girl/Female
Hindu
Snow, Pleasant, Beautiful
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n.
A detached work with two embankments which make a salient angle. It is raised before the curtain on the counterscarp of the place. Formerly called demilune, and half-moon.
n.
The exterior slope or wall of the ditch; -- sometimes, the whole covered way, beyond the ditch, with its parapet and glacis; as, the enemy have lodged themselves on the counterscarp.
n.
A ditch on the outside of the counterscarp, usually full of water.
n.
The glacis of the counterscarp, or the slope of the parapet of the covered way toward the country.
n.
The side of the ditch next the parapet; -- same as scarp, and opposed to counterscarp.