countermure

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈkaʊntəˌmjʊə/    美 /ˈkaʊntɚˌmjʊɹ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A wall raised behind another, to supply its place when that is breached or destroyed.
    — if they could aduance a countermure as high as their wals , and ſo to attaine to the conqueſt thereof
动词 v.
  1. To fortify with a wall behind another wall. transitive
    — 15??, Thomas Kyd, The Spanish Tragedy They are plac'd in those empyreal heights, Where, counter-mur'd with walls of diamond, I find the place impregnable.

词形变化

countermures plural contramure alternative countermures present,singular,third-person countermuring participle,present countermured participle,past countermured past contramure alternative

词源

词源 1
From French contremurer.
词源 2
From French contremurer.
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