circumvallationn.

/ˌsəːkəmvaˈleɪʃən/

Etymology: Noun of action < circumvallate adj.: see -ation suffix.

a. The making of a rampart or entrenchment round a place, esp. in besieging.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > [noun] > construction of

circumvallation1655

1655 H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles 69 The Duke fals to circumvallation and entrenchment, rearing many batteries.

1772 J. Priestley Inst. Relig. (1782) I. 442 The circumvallation of Jerusalem.

1836 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece III. xix. 104 He set about completing the circumvallation, and the place was soon closely blockaded.

b. line of circumvallation: a line of earth-works consisting of a rampart and trench surrounding a besieged place or the camp of a besieging army. So wall of circumvallation, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > [noun] > line of rampart and trench

line of circumvallationc1660

c1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1641 (1955) II. 36 At night we rod about the lines of Circumvallation.

1662 B. Gerbier Brief Disc. Princ. Building 12 The Walls of Circumvallation of that Pallace, being four and twenty foote thick.

1772 J. Adams tr. A. de Ulloa Voy. S. Amer. (ed. 3) I. vi. xi. 473 The outward moat of circumvallation was above a league in extent.

1876 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. (rev. ed.) IV. xxxviii. 605 The line of circumvallation was already closed.

c. transferred and figurative.

ΚΠ

1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar iii. xv. xix A circumvallation of the holy mysteries.

a. concrete. A rampart or entrenchment constructed round any place by way of investment or defence.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > [noun]

wallc900

banka1387

aggera1398

trench1445

braye1512

mantle-walla1522

werewalla1525

rampire1548

rampart1550

mound1558

mount1558

argin1589

vallie1602

earthwork1633

circumvallation1645

vallation1664

subtrench1669

epaulement1687

enceinte1708

ring1780

vallum1803

main-work1833

1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ iv. iii. 4 The huge circuit of Spinola's Works, for his circumvallations are cry'd up to be neer upon twenty miles.

1677 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Oxford-shire 334 There is..a small Circumvallation in a Wood South and by West of Harpsden Church.

1845 G. Petrie Eccl. Archit. Ireland 445 The circumvallations, or circular enclosures, which usually encompassed the group of buildings.

b. transferred and figurative.

ΚΠ

1775 R. B. Sheridan St. Patrick's Day i. i The London Ladies..are so defended, such a circumvallation of hoop, with a breastwork of whalebone, etc.

1807 A. M. Porter Hungarian Brothers II. v. 126 We may have so many circumvallations of ceremony, to pierce through.

1859 J. E. Tennent Ceylon II. vii. v. 194 Surrounded by a double circumvallation of mountains.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	circumvallation
释义	circumvallationn. /ˌsəːkəmvaˈleɪʃən/ Etymology: Noun of action < circumvallate adj.: see -ation suffix. 1. a. The making of a rampart or entrenchment round a place, esp. in besieging. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > [noun] > construction of circumvallation1655 1655 H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles 69 The Duke fals to circumvallation and entrenchment, rearing many batteries. 1772 J. Priestley Inst. Relig. (1782) I. 442 The circumvallation of Jerusalem. 1836 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece III. xix. 104 He set about completing the circumvallation, and the place was soon closely blockaded. b. line of circumvallation: a line of earth-works consisting of a rampart and trench surrounding a besieged place or the camp of a besieging army. So wall of circumvallation, etc. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > [noun] > line of rampart and trench line of circumvallationc1660 c1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1641 (1955) II. 36 At night we rod about the lines of Circumvallation. 1662 B. Gerbier Brief Disc. Princ. Building 12 The Walls of Circumvallation of that Pallace, being four and twenty foote thick. 1772 J. Adams tr. A. de Ulloa Voy. S. Amer. (ed. 3) I. vi. xi. 473 The outward moat of circumvallation was above a league in extent. 1876 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. (rev. ed.) IV. xxxviii. 605 The line of circumvallation was already closed. c. transferred and figurative. ΚΠ 1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar iii. xv. xix A circumvallation of the holy mysteries. 2. a. concrete. A rampart or entrenchment constructed round any place by way of investment or defence. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > [noun] wallc900 banka1387 aggera1398 trench1445 braye1512 mantle-walla1522 werewalla1525 rampire1548 rampart1550 mound1558 mount1558 argin1589 vallie1602 earthwork1633 circumvallation1645 vallation1664 subtrench1669 epaulement1687 enceinte1708 ring1780 vallum1803 main-work1833 1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ iv. iii. 4 The huge circuit of Spinola's Works, for his circumvallations are cry'd up to be neer upon twenty miles. 1677 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Oxford-shire 334 There is..a small Circumvallation in a Wood South and by West of Harpsden Church. 1845 G. Petrie Eccl. Archit. Ireland 445 The circumvallations, or circular enclosures, which usually encompassed the group of buildings. b. transferred and figurative. ΚΠ 1775 R. B. Sheridan St. Patrick's Day i. i The London Ladies..are so defended, such a circumvallation of hoop, with a breastwork of whalebone, etc. 1807 A. M. Porter Hungarian Brothers II. v. 126 We may have so many circumvallations of ceremony, to pierce through. 1859 J. E. Tennent Ceylon II. vii. v. 194 Surrounded by a double circumvallation of mountains. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1645
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