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Contramure

Contramure \Con"tra*mure\, n. [Cf. Countermure.] (fort.) An outer wall. [Obs.]
--Chambers.

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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.

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