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used in fortifications. Attackers (if they have not bridged the ditch) must descend the counterscarp and ascend the scarp. In permanent fortifications the scarp and counterscarp may be encased in stone. In less permanent fortifications, the counterscarp may be lined with paling fence set at an
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2019:Related word
1985:Defense line
1949:Tower castle
1904:Bastion fort
1888:Urban castle
1816:Ganerbenburg
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1769:Water castle
1745:Ridge castle
1730:Marsh castle
1545:Bomb shelter
1525:Belgian gate
1498:20th century
1409:19th century
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1347:Retrenchment
1319:Punji sticks
1228:Entrenchment
1223:Device Forts
1190:Counterguard
1125:Early modern
1055:Tower castle
991:Powder tower
966:Outer bailey
878:Inner bailey
852:Gulyay-gorod
820:Ganerbenburg
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756:Corner tower
695:Chamber gate
665:Bridge tower
513:Trou de loup
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1883:Toll castle
1852:Lustschloss
1834:Kaiserpfalz
1764:Spur castle
1759:Rock castle
1700:Hill castle
1695:Cave castle
1655:Spider hole
1555:Bremer wall
1520:Barbed tape
1416:Barbed wire
1090:Witch tower
1060:Tower house
1050:Toll castle
1036:Shield wall
956:Murder hole
845:Guard tower
462:Pincer gate
409:Faussebraye
155:Attribution
2195:Categories
2051:Gatekeeper
1871:Ordensburg
1843:Landesburg
1650:Sentry gun
1605:Flak tower
1535:Blast wall
1455:Gun turret
1352:Sally port
1257:Kotta mara
1197:Couvreface
1161:Breastwork
1156:Blockhouse
1134:Abwurfdach
1085:Watchtower
1075:Wall tower
1031:Shell keep
981:Portcullis
976:Peel tower
961:Neck ditch
920:Landesburg
868:Half tower
826:Gate tower
771:Drawbridge
613:Battlement
529:Wagon fort
372:Chengqiang
238:escarpment
126:References
96:Portsmouth
2154:Guerrilla
1897:By design
1645:Revetment
1460:Land mine
1391:Star fort
1218:Crownwork
1213:Covertway
1146:Barricade
787:Embrasure
700:Chartaque
630:Bergfried
588:Arrowslit
414:Gatehouse
384:City gate
345:Castellum
311:Acropolis
213:Footnotes
112:casemated
104:loopholes
98:, England
2179:Category
2169:See also
2056:Loophole
1944:Ringwork
1939:Ringfort
1864:Obstacle
1705:Hillfort
1625:Loophole
1423:Barbette
1398:Tenaille
1381:Sea fort
1311:Presidio
1271:Magazine
1252:Hornwork
1185:Cavalier
1180:Casemate
1173:Caponier
1016:Ringwork
904:Detinets
873:Hoarding
778:Enceinte
653:Bretèche
598:Bartizan
593:Barbican
569:Alcazaba
497:Stockade
477:Ringfort
457:Palisade
429:Landwehr
424:Hillfort
203:Archived
120:caponier
108:musketry
44:caponier
2086:Vedette
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2041:Festung
2036:Dungeon
2031:Château
1975:Castles
1783:By role
1640:Pillbox
1470:Outpost
1386:Station
1374:Schanze
1357:Sandbag
1342:Redoubt
1326:Ravelin
1294:Palanka
1278:Orillon
1264:Lunette
1206:Coupure
1151:Bastion
1141:Arsenal
1109:Zwinger
1021:Roundel
1011:Ricetto
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766:Curtain
741:Citadel
725:Chemise
685:Caltrop
603:Bastion
576:Alcázar
472:Rampart
450:Oppidum
443:Nuraghe
389:Crannog
363:Castros
299:Ancient
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2071:Picket
1482:Sangar
1435:Bunker
1367:Sconce
1287:Ostrog
1235:Flèche
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1065:Turret
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883:Kasbah
861:Gusuku
838:Glacis
831:Gabion
800:church
707:Chashi
690:Castle
534:Laager
522:Vallum
479:(Rath)
354:Castra
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2010:Walls
2000:Forts
1963:Lists
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1620:Kabal
1335:Redan
1242:Gorge
1166:Canal
1043:Shiro
1006:Ribat
996:Qalat
808:Dzong
804:house
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436:Limes
394:Ditch
327:Broch
318:Agger
60:ditch
52:scarp
2132:list
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1104:Yett
946:Moat
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888:Keep
680:Caer
670:Burh
646:Boom
639:Berm
618:Bawn
583:Amba
419:Gord
106:for
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