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Definition of: countermure
(koun′tər·my
r) noun
A wall raised before (and sometimes behind) a fortification wall to strengthen it.
—v.t. (koun′tər·myr′) ·mured, ·mur·ing To strengthen with a countermure. [<MF contremur <contre against + mur wall]
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