counterslope
noun 1verb 1
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3ADJ.
sole
VERB + COUNTERSLOPE
receive
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with
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noun
1
An overhanging slope.
a wall with a counterslope
Embrasures of howitzers and guns firing under great angles of elevation may receive a counterslope, giving the sole nearly the same inclination, from the sill upwards, as the least angle of elevation under which it may be required to aim the piece
verb
1
To slope on the opposite side or direction.
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a wall with a counterslope
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Embrasures of howitzers and guns firing under great angles of elevation may receive a counterslope, giving the sole nearly the same inclination, from the sill upwards, as the least angle of elevation
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