Counterscarf
Pronunciation : Coun"ter*scarf` (-skrf`)
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Counter- + scarp: cf. F. contrescarpe.] (Fort.)
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913