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circumvallation

Today it means: A rampart or other defensive entrenchment that entirely encircles the position being defended. Full definition →

Latin circumvāllātiō

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Latin · borrowed fromcircumvāllātiō
English todaycircumvallation

Borrowed from Latin circumvāllātiō. By surface analysis, circumvallate + -ation.

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