vallation

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noun

A rampart or entrenchment.

OriginLatin vallatio →
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Meanings

nounvallation (plural vallations)

plural vallations

  1. archaicA rampart or entrenchment.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
earthwork

Origin

  1. Latinvallatio
  2. Englishvallation

From Latin vallatio, from vallare (“to surround with a rampart”), from vallum (“rampart”). See wall.

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APA

vallation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vallation

MLA

“vallation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vallation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vallation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vallation.

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