Dictionary Definition
circumvallate v : surround with or as if with a
rampart or other fortification
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- /sɜ:kəmˈvæleɪt/
Verb
- to surround with a rampart
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- 2004: The settlement is circumvallated by a stake-fence, so decayed that one may gain ingress at a dozen places. — David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas
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