Mil. [COUNTER- 13.] A line of wall raised against the enemy’s wall.
1836. Thirlwall, Greece, III. xxv. 411. The Syracusans … had returned to the city…, leaving a guard at the counterwall.
1850. Grote, Greece, II. lix. VII. 342. A tenable counterwall … would completely defeat the intent of the besiegers.
