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]
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Porter, Noah, ed. (1913) "Webster's Dictionary" Springfield, Massachusetts: C. & G. Merriam Co.
- ↑ 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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