"circumvallation" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /sɜːkəmvæˈleɪʃən/ [UK], /sɚkəmvæˈleɪʃən/ [General-American] Forms: circumvallations [plural]
Etymology: From circumvallate. Head templates: {{en-noun}} circumvallation (plural circumvallations)
  1. A rampart or other defensive entrenchment that entirely encircles the position being defended. Wikipedia link: circumvallation Translations (rampart): περιτείχισμα (periteíkhisma) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), circonvallation [feminine] (French), circunvalación [feminine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1761, Laurence Sterne, The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, volume 3, Penguin, published 2003, page 201:",
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          "ref": "1901, Henry James, Flickerbridge:",
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