Standard Lemma guide

countermure

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • General-American: /ˈkaʊntɚˌmjʊɹ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkaʊntəˌmjʊə/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A wall raised behind another, to supply its place when that is breached or destroyed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To fortify with a wall behind another wall.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • 15??, Thomas Kyd, The Spanish Tragedy They are plac'd in those empyreal heights, Where, counter-mur'd with walls of diamond, I find the place impregnable.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From French contremurer.