contravallation

[ kon-truh-vuh-ley-shuhn ]

/ ˌkɒn trə vəˈleɪ ʃən /

noun Fortification.

a more or less continuous chain of redoubts and breastworks raised by besiegers outside the line of circumvallation of a besieged place to protect the besiegers from attacks from the outside, as by a relieving force.

Origin of contravallation

1670–80; contra-¹ + vallation; compare French contrevallation, Italian contravvallazione

Words nearby contravallation

contrast medium, contrast stain, contrasty, contrasuggestible, contrate, contravallation, contravene, contravention, contrayerva, contrecoup, contrecoup injury of brain

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Example sentences from the Web for contravallation

Before help arrived, Anseric had had time to kill or put to flight all who were guarding the contravallation.
Annals of a Fortress|E. Viollet-le-Duc
On the 20th I continued working on the lines of contravallation, under a dreadful fire from the place.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, v. 13|Various
The old system of intrenched camps and lines of contravallation is unsuited to the spirit of modern warfare.
Elements of Military Art and Science|Henry Wager Halleck
The other covered the siege, and secured himself from the allies by lines of contravallation.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II.|Tobias Smollett

Around the great tête de pont, he contented himself with raising a contravallation, which cut off the two roads.
Annals of a Fortress|E. Viollet-le-Duc

British Dictionary definitions for contravallation

contravallation

/ (ˌkɒntrəvəˈleɪʃən) /

noun

fortifications built by besiegers around the place besieged

Word Origin for contravallation

C17: from contra- + Latin vallātiō entrenchment; compare French contrevallation

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单词	contravallation
释义	contravallation [ kon-truh-vuh-ley-shuhn ] / ˌkɒn trə vəˈleɪ ʃən / noun Fortification. a more or less continuous chain of redoubts and breastworks raised by besiegers outside the line of circumvallation of a besieged place to protect the besiegers from attacks from the outside, as by a relieving force. Origin of contravallation 1670–80; contra-¹ + vallation; compare French contrevallation, Italian contravvallazione Words nearby contravallation contrast medium, contrast stain, contrasty, contrasuggestible, contrate, contravallation, contravene, contravention, contrayerva, contrecoup, contrecoup injury of brain Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for contravallation Before help arrived, Anseric had had time to kill or put to flight all who were guarding the contravallation. Annals of a Fortress\|E. Viollet-le-Duc On the 20th I continued working on the lines of contravallation, under a dreadful fire from the place. The Great Events by Famous Historians, v. 13\|Various The old system of intrenched camps and lines of contravallation is unsuited to the spirit of modern warfare. Elements of Military Art and Science\|Henry Wager Halleck The other covered the siege, and secured himself from the allies by lines of contravallation. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II.\|Tobias Smollett Around the great tête de pont, he contented himself with raising a contravallation, which cut off the two roads. Annals of a Fortress\|E. Viollet-le-Duc British Dictionary definitions for contravallation contravallation / (ˌkɒntrəvəˈleɪʃən) / noun fortifications built by besiegers around the place besieged Word Origin for contravallation C17: from contra- + Latin vallātiō entrenchment; compare French contrevallation Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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