Fortif. Obs. [a. OF. esperon (mod.F. éperon) in same sense (lit. ‘spur’).] A work projecting beyond the line of the ramparts; a SPUR.
1589. Ive, Fortif., 21. The wall and it esperons or counterfeit being laid out, begin to raise of the same.
Fortif. Obs. [a. OF. esperon (mod.F. éperon) in same sense (lit. ‘spur’).] A work projecting beyond the line of the ramparts; a SPUR.
1589. Ive, Fortif., 21. The wall and it esperons or counterfeit being laid out, begin to raise of the same.
