2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Countermure \Coun"ter*mure`\ (-m?r`), n. [Counter- + mure: cf. F. contremur.] (Fort.) A wall raised behind another, to supply its place when breached or destroyed. [R.] Cf. {Contramure}. --Knolles. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Countermure \Coun`ter*mure"\ (koun`t?r-m?r"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Countermured} (-m?rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Countermuring}.] [Cf. F. contremurer.] To fortify with a wall behind another wall. [R.] --Kyd. [1913 Webster]
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