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Circumvallate (Verb)

Meaning

Surround with or as if with a rampart or other fortification.

Classification

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.

Examples

  • The enemy forces attempted to circumvallate the city by building a high wall around it to cut off all escape routes and supplies.
  • During the medieval period, the castle was circumvallated by a series of concentric walls, giving its defenders multiple lines of defense.
  • The massive stone walls were built to circumvallate the entire perimeter of the ancient fortress, protecting it from invaders.
  • The invading army positioned its troops to circumvallate the town, effectively isolating its inhabitants from the outside world.
  • As part of the military strategy, the commander ordered his soldiers to circumvallate the strategic hill, allowing them to control the entire battlefield.

Hypernyms

  • Fence In
  • Fence
  • Palisade
  • Surround
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