Contravallation Definition

käntrəvəlāzhən
noun
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 outside.
Webster's New World

A fortification built around a sieged target by the besiegers.

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Noun

Singular:
contravallation
Plural:
contravallations

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