counterguard

Etymology

From counter- + guard.

counterguard means A low outwork before a bastion or ravelin, consisting of two lines of rampart parallel to the faces of the bastion, and protecting them from a breaching fire. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.

noun

A low outwork before a bastion or ravelin, consisting of two lines of rampart parallel to the faces of the bastion, and protecting them from a breaching fire.