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vallation

[va-ley-shuh n]
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noun Fortification.
  1. a rampart or entrenchment.
  2. the process or technique of constructing ramparts.

Origin of vallation

1655–65; < Late Latin vallāt(us) (see vallate) + -iōn- -ion
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Related Words for vallation

barricade, mainstay, bastion, fortress, redoubt, ridge, fence, barrier, bulwark, wall, parapet, support, guard, defense, hill, embankment, protection, elevation, mound, security
British Dictionary definitions for vallation

vallation

noun
  1. the act or process of building fortifications
  2. a wall or rampart

Word Origin for vallation

C17: from Late Latin vallātiō, from vallum rampart
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