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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Contramurenoun
In fortification, is an out wall built about the main wall of a city. Ephraim Chambers
Etymology: contremur, French.
Webster Dictionary
Contramurenoun
an outer wall
Etymology: [Cf. Countermure.]
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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.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
contramure
In fortification, is a wall built before another partition-wall to strengthen it, so that it may receive no damage from the adjacent buildings.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of contramure in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of contramure in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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