countervallation

A form of contravallation — A fortification built around a sieged target by the besiegers.

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Meanings

nouncountervallation (plural countervallations)

plural countervallations

  1. archaicArchaic form of contravallation.
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APA

countervallation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countervallation

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“countervallation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countervallation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “countervallation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countervallation.

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