To mount or arrange something in opposition to or as a defense against something else.
From counter- (against) + mount (from Old French monter, 'to climb'). Used in military and technical contexts to describe defensive positioning.
Medieval warriors used countermount tactics to position their siege equipment directly against enemy fortifications, essentially mounting their own weapons in strategic response to the castle's layout.
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