vallation
American
[va-ley-shuhn]
/ væˈleɪ ʃən /
noun
Fortification.
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a rampart or entrenchment.
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the process or technique of constructing ramparts.
vallation
British
/ vəˈleɪʃən /
noun
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the act or process of building fortifications
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a wall or rampart
Etymology
Origin of vallation
1655–65; < Late Latin vallāt ( us ) ( see vallate) + -iōn- -ion
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