contravallation

n. 围城工事

发音

UK /ˌkɒntɹəvəˈleɪʃən/
US /ˌkɑntɹəvəˈleɪʃən/

词形变化

contravallations 复数 contravallations

别名

countervallation

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A fortification built around a sieged target by the besiegers.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

fortification munition

词源

By surface analysis, contra- + vallation (“rampart”). Possibly from French contrevallation or Italian contravvallazione; in any case, from Latin contrā + vallātiō (from vallare (“to surround with a rampart”), from vallum (“rampart”)).

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