circumvallating

Variant of circumvallate

circumvallate definition

cir·cum·val·late (-val′āt′)

transitive verb circumvallated -·lat′ed, circumvallating -·lat′·ing

to surround with or as with a wall or trench

Etymology: < L circumvallatus, pp. of circumvallare < circum, around + vallare < vallum, rampart, wall

adjective

surrounded by or as by a wall or trench

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