vallation

[va-ley-shuhn]

noun

Fortification.

1. a rampart or entrenchment.

2. the process or technique of constructing ramparts.

vallation

/ vəˈleɪʃən /

noun

1. the act or process of building fortifications

2. a wall or rampart

Word History and Origins

Origin of vallation¹

1655–65; < Late Latin vallāt ( us ) ( vallate ) + -iōn- -ion

Word History and Origins

Origin of vallation¹

C17: from Late Latin vallātiō, from vallum rampart

Related Words

• bastion 
• fortress 
• mainstay 
• redoubt