counterguard
English
noun
Definitions
- (fortification) A low outwork before a bastion or ravelin, consisting of two lines of rampart parallel to the faces of the bastion, and protecting them from a breaching fire.
Etymology
Prefix from English guard (machine, etc, protective part of a sword).
Origin
English
guard
Gloss
machine, etc, protective part of a sword
Concept
Semantic Field
Modern world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
機
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Scotchgard English
- afterguard English
- armguard English
- ass guard English
- axle guard English
- blackguard English
- bodyguard English
- bowguard English
- cattleguard English
- chainguard English
- chestguard English
- chinguard English
- coast guard English
- coastguard English
- crossguard English
- enguard English
- faceguard English
- fingerguard English
- fireguard English
- footguard English
- foreguard English
- guard English
- guard post English
- guardable English
- guardee English
- guarder English
- guardess English
- guardest English
- guardeth English
- guardful English
- guardhouse English
- guardless English
- guardlike English
- guardline English
- guardpost English
- guardrail English
- guardroom English
- guardship English
- guardsman English
- guardswoman English
- handguard English
- hatguard English
- headguard English
- keyguard English
- landguard English
- lifeguard English
- merguard English
- mouthguard English
- mudguard English
- nightguard English
- nonguard English
- outguard English
- pickguard English
- prison guard English
- prisonguard English
- rashguard English
- rearguard English
- red guard English
- safeguard English
- shinguard English
- sneezeguard English
- splashguard English
- underguard English
- unguard English
- watchguard English
- waterguard English
- wire-guard English
- wristguard English
- ガード Japanese
- 가드 Korean
- gada Zulu
- ugadi Zulu
- *wardōn, *wardēn Frankish
- guard
- enguard
- guarder
- guardee
- unguard
- guardeth
- hatguard
- outguard
- merguard
- guardful
- keyguard
- guardest
- mudguard
- armguard
- guardess
- bowguard
- nonguard
- guardroom
- landguard
- lifeguard
- footguard
- guardpost
- guardship
- safeguard
- guardrail
- guardlike
- guardsman
- shinguard
- red guard
- handguard
- guardable
- guardline
- fireguard
- headguard
- ass guard
- guardless
- chinguard
- rashguard
- faceguard
- pickguard
- rearguard
- bodyguard
- foreguard
- axle guard
- mouthguard
- Scotchgard
- wire-guard
- waterguard
- nightguard
- watchguard
- crossguard
- coastguard
- chainguard
- wristguard
- afterguard
- chestguard
- guard post
- guardhouse
- blackguard
- underguard
- cattleguard
- splashguard
- coast guard
- guardswoman
- prisonguard
- fingerguard
- sneezeguard
- prison guard