counterguard

counterguard
\\“+ˌ-\ noun
Etymology: part translation of Middle French contre-garde, from contre- counter- + garde guard, from Old French guarde — more at guard
: an outwork protecting from a breaching fire the faces of a bastion, ravelin, or similar work

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