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circumvallation

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  1. 1. n. The act of surrounding with a wall or rampart. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. 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. Source: opted
  3. 3. (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. Source: webster
  4. 4. n. The act of surrounding with a wall or rampart. n. 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. Source: ecdict

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