Circumvallation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /sɜːkəmvæˈleɪʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Circumvallation is a noun meaning A rampart or other defensive entrenchment that entirely encircles the position being defended.
Meaning
A rampart or other defensive entrenchment that entirely encircles the position being defended.
Example Sentences
[...] and in a word, would intrench and fortify them round with as many circumvallations and breast-works, as my uncle Toby would a citadel.
The Saxon architect had exhausted his art in rendering the main keep defensible, and there was no other circumvallation than a rude barrier of palisades.
He just managed to finish her in time—the day before the date fixed for his breaking ground on a greater business still, the circumvallation of Mrs. Dunn.
Word Forms
- circumvallations
Antonyms for circumvallation
Common opposites include contravallation.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include contravallation, circumclusion, encirclement, encircling, enclosure, ringfence.
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