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Contramure

In military fortification, a contramure, or countermure, is a wall raised behind another to supply its place when breached or destroyed.

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In military fortification, a contramure, or countermure, is a wall raised behind another to supply its place when breached or destroyed.1

The term was also used to refer to an outer wall built around the wall of a city.2

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  1. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Porter, Noah, ed. (1913). Webster's Dictionary. Springfield, Massachusetts: C. & G. Merriam Co. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2.  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chambers, Ephraim, ed. (1728). Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (1st ed.). James and John Knapton, et al. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)