circumvallation
Americannoun
plural
circumvallations-
the act or process of surrounding a position with a fortification, or circumvallating.
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a fortification, especially one made of earth, surrounding an area for protection; rampart.
Example Sentences
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And yet, however decimated and broken, the royalists stuck to the assault until they finally reached the circumvallation.
From The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century by Sue, Eug?ne
They drew around it a double line of circumvallation, the inner one to prevent egress from the city, the outer one to defend themselves against external attacks.
From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John
They are of two descriptions, the cliff castles, where a headland is protected by banks and dykes on the side of the mainland, and circular or oval camps crowning heights, with concentric rings of circumvallation.
From Cornwall by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)
Colncester therefore means the camp colony, which proves that the original builders of this town erected their dwellings within the circumvallation of the original castra of Claudian.
From The Pagan's Cup by Hume, Fergus
Caesar now determined to hem him in by a line of circumvallation.
From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Luce, Edmund
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