contravallation
[ kon-truh-vuh-ley-shuh n ]
/ ˌkɒn trə vəˈleɪ ʃən /
noun Fortification.
a more or less continuous chain of redoubts and breastworks raised by besiegers outside the line of circumvallation of a besieged place to protect the besiegers from attacks from the outside, as by a relieving force.
Words nearby contravallation
contrastive,
contrastive stress,
contrasty,
contrasuggestible,
contrate,
contravallation,
contravene,
contravention,
contrayerva,
contre-jour,
contre-partie
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British Dictionary definitions for contravallation
contravallation
/ (ˌkɒntrəvəˈleɪʃən) /
noun
fortifications built by besiegers around the place besieged
Word Origin for contravallation
C17: from
contra- + Latin
vallātiō entrenchment; compare French
contrevallation