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/va lay"sheuhn/, n. Fort.1. a rampart or entrenchment.2. the process or technique of constructing ramparts.[1655-65; < LL vallat(us) (see VALLATE) + -ion- -ION]
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Vallation — Val*la tion, n. [L. vallatio, fr. vallare to surround with a rampart, fr. vallum rampart. See {Wall}, n.] A rampart or intrenchment. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vallation — [va lā′shən] n. [LL vallatio < L vallatus, pp. of vallare, to protect with a rampart < vallum, rampart, WALL] 1. a wall or earthwork formerly used for military defense 2. the art or process of building such a defense … English World dictionary
vallation — vaˈlāshən noun ( s) Etymology: Late Latin vallation , vallatio, from Latin vallatus + ion , io ion archaic : an earthwork wall : rampart, entrenchment … Useful english dictionary
vallation — n. Rampart, intrenchment … New dictionary of synonyms
vallation — val·la·tion … English syllables
vallation — /vəˈleɪʃən/ (say vuh layshuhn) noun 1. a rampart or entrenchment. 2. the process or technique of constructing ramparts. {Late Latin vallātio, from Latin vallum rampart} …
Vallatory — Val la*to*ry, a. Of or pertaining to a vallation; used for a vallation; as, vallatory reads. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Drama Prefecture — Infobox Pref GR name = Drama name local = Νομός Δράμας flag reg = Flag of Greek Macedonia.svg periph = East Macedonia and Thrace capital = Drama population = 106,371 population as of = 2005 pop rank = 35th pop dens = 30.7 popdens rank = 48th area … Wikipedia
Defense — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Defense >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 defense defense protection guard ward Sgm: N 1 shielding shielding &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 propugnation| propugnation| preservation &c. 670 Sgm: N 1 … English dictionary for students
contravallation — |kän.trə+ noun ( s) Etymology: modification (influenced by Latin contra ) of French contrevallation, from contre (from Latin contra ) + Late Latin vallation , vallatio rampart, entrenchment more at vallatio … Useful english dictionary
