About The Word Circumvallation
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Circumvallation
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What's The Definition Of Circumvallation?Synonyms | Synonyms for Circumvallation: Related Terms | Find terms related to Circumvallation: See Also | Circumvallation In Webster's Dictionary \Cir`cum*val*la"tion\, n. (Mil.)
(a) The act of surrounding with a wall or rampart.
(b) A line of field works made around a besieged place and
the besieging army, to protect the camp of the
besiegers against the attack of an enemy from without.
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