Circumvallation — 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Circumvallation — (v. lat.), Verschanzungen, mit denen sonst bei Blockaden od. Belagerungen eine feindliche Festung rings eingeschlossen wurde, s. Festungskrieg. Daher Circumvallationslinie (bei den Alten Circumvallatio exterior, gr. Periteichismos), die… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
circumvallation — index blockade (enclosure), enclosure Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Circumvallation — Beispiel mit Belagerungs und Verteidigungsring bei der Schlacht von Alesia Circumvallation (lat.: circum = um ... herum und vallum = Wall) oder Zirkumvallationslinie beschreibt eine Befestigung oder zusammenhängende Kette von Schanzen der um eine … Deutsch Wikipedia
circumvallation — noun see circumvallate I … New Collegiate Dictionary
circumvallation — See circumvallate. * * * … Universalium
circumvallation — noun /sɜːkəmvæˈleɪʃən/ A rampart or other defensive entrenchment. [...] and in a word, would intrench and fortify them round with as many circumvallations and breast works, as my uncle Toby would a citadel … Wiktionary
Circumvallation — Raised earth ramparts put up around a castle by those besieging it to prevent anyone getting in or out, while also protecting themselves from sudden attacks by the castle s defenders … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
circumvallation — cir·cum·val·la·tion … English syllables
circumvallation — n. surrounding trench or rampart … Dictionary of difficult words