Multilingual Fortification Dictionary
The Multilingual Fortification Dictionary (MFD) contains a illustrated list of fortifications and their translations in multiple languages.
The system is very simple:
Look at a picture and find the names in many languages
Look for a name, and find a picture of the object and the names in the other languages
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F06b: counterscarp
This drawing is created by Chris Weber. © International Fortress Council
- Croatian
- the same as D 11
- Czech
- kontreskarpa
- Dutch
- contrescarp (ook F 02d) idem
- English
- counterscarp
- French
- contrescarpe (une), galerie de contrescarpe
- German
- Kontereskarpe (f)
- Italian
- Controscarpa - Muro di controscarpa
- Lithuanian
- kontreskarpas
- Polish
- mur przeciwskarpowy/mur przeciwstoku
- Portuguese
- contra-escarpa
- Spanish
- Swedish
- Kontereskarp/ kontereskarpgalleri
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