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A fortification built around a sieged target by the besiegers.
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Contravallation — Con tra*val*la tion, n. [Pref. contra + vallation: cf. F. contrevallation. Cf. {Countervallation}.] (Fort.) A trench guarded with a parapet, constructed by besiegers, to secure themselves and check sallies of the besieged. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
contravallation — [kän΄trə və lā′shən] n. [Fr contrevallation < L contra, counter + vallatio, entrenchment < vallum, WALL] a fortification set up to protect a besieging force from attack by the defenders of the besieged place or by a relieving force from the … English World dictionary
Contravallation — Beispiel mit Belagerungs und Verteidigungsring bei der Schlacht von Alesia Unter Circumvallation (v. lat.: circum = um ... herum + vallum = Wall) versteht man eine Befestigung durch einen Wall, der z. B. um eine Stadt herumgeführt wird, meist zu… … Deutsch Wikipedia
contravallation — /kon treuh veuh lay sheuhn/, n. Fort. 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… … Universalium
contravallation — Synonyms and related words: abatis, advanced work, balistraria, bank, banquette, barbed wire entanglement, barbican, barricade, barrier, bartizan, bastion, battlement, breastwork, bulwark, casemate, cheval de frise, circumvallation, counterscarp … Moby Thesaurus
contravallation — n. parapet built encircling a besieged place … English contemporary dictionary
contravallation — con·tra·vallation … English syllables
contravallation — /kɒntrəvəˈleɪʃən/ (say kontruhvuh layshuhn) noun a chain of redoubts and breastworks raised by besiegers about the place invested. {French contrevallation, from contre contra + Late Latin vallātio entrenchment} …
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
Investment (military) — A reconstructed section of the Alesia investment fortifications … Wikipedia
