Meaning of circumvallatory | Babel Free

Definitions

Having the nature of a circumvallation; consisting of a rampart or trench that entirely encircles the position being defended.

not-comparable, rare

Examples

“LEXINGTON, in Kentucky, stands partly on the site of an ancient town, which was of great extent and magnificence, as is amply evinced by the wide range of its circumvallatory works, and the quantity of ground it once occupied.”

“Here a broad, deep, circumvallatory trench, hewn from the solid rock, was defended by a wall of great strength erected upon its inner edge.”

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