English Explanatory Dictionary

circumvallate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To surround with, or as if with, a rampart.
adj
  1. Surrounded with a wall; enclosed with a rampart.
  2. Surrounded by a ridge or elevation.

Pronunciation

/sɜːkəmˈvæleɪt/

Word forms

circumvallate circumvallates circumvallating circumvallated

Etymology

From Latin circumvallare, from circum- + vallum (“rampart”).

Derived words

circumvallation
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