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Counterscarf

Coun"ter*scarf` (-sk?rf`), n. [Counter- + scarp: cf.
F. contrescarpe.] (Fort.) The exterior slope or wall
of the ditch; -- sometimes, the whole covered way,
beyond the ditch, with its parapet and glacis; as, the
enemy have lodged themselves on the counterscarp.

Still in use today as a street name, for example in the town of Bremen:

Der Senator für Inneres, Kultur und Sport
Contrescarpe 22/24
28195 Bremen
Tel.: 0421 / 362 9011
e-mail: office at inneres.bremen.de
Senator Dr. Kuno Böse

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