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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions circumvallation noun  A rampart or other defensive entrenchment. 1761: and in a word, would intrench and fortify them round with as many circumvallations and breast-works, as my uncle Toby would a citadel. " Laurence Sterne, The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, vol. 3 (Penguin 2003, p. 201) 1819: The Saxon architect had exhausted his art in rendering the main keep defensible, and there was no other than a rude barrier of palisades. " Walter Scott, Ivanhoe Etymology: From circumvallate.      Full Definition of circumvallation  Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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