circumvallation
noun
the act or process of surrounding a position with a fortification, or circumvallating.
circumvallations
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pluralof circumvallation.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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We have his works, but they are like the circumvallations of a Roman camp on the Scottish hillside.
From Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country by Smith, Alexander
Instead of this, with the exception of some two or three harmless sorties, they have been allowed slowly to inclose us in a net of circumvallations.
From Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris by Labouchere, Henry
A man naturally thinks it will go hard within such august circumvallations.
From The Pocket R.L.S., being favourite passages from the works of Stevenson by Stevenson, Robert Louis
Elsewhere the tomb, instead of developing as a tumulus or barrow, produced the effect of greatness by huge circumvallations of earth, and massive walls of stone.
From Early Bardic Literature, Ireland. by O'Grady, Standish
The foot of the hill was enclosed by a palisade and a moat; these circumvallations frequently rendered successful assault impossible, and the only recourse open to the attacking force was a protracted siege.
From Women of England by James, Bartlett Burleigh
