- coun|ter|mure
- coun|ter|mure «KOWN tuhr myur», noun.a wall raised within or behind another wall as a reserve defense.╂[< French contre-mur < contre- against (< Latin contrā-) + mur wall < Latin mūrus]
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Countermure — Coun ter*mure ( m?r ), n. [Counter + mure: cf. F. contremur.] (Fort.) A wall raised behind another, to supply its place when breached or destroyed. [R.] Cf. {Contramure}. Knolles. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Countermure — Coun ter*mure (koun t?r m?r ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Countermured} ( m?rd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Countermuring}.] [Cf. F. contremurer.] To fortify with a wall behind another wall. [R.] Kyd. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Countermured — Countermure Coun ter*mure (koun t?r m?r ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Countermured} ( m?rd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Countermuring}.] [Cf. F. contremurer.] To fortify with a wall behind another wall. [R.] Kyd. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Countermuring — Countermure Coun ter*mure (koun t?r m?r ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Countermured} ( m?rd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Countermuring}.] [Cf. F. contremurer.] To fortify with a wall behind another wall. [R.] Kyd. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
