单词 | bivallate |
释义 | bivallateadj. Having two encircling ramparts. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > [adjective] > having more than one bivallate1930 multivallate1948 1930 Antiquity 4 198 This ‘bivallate ditch’ is a good example of a type of earthwork found commonly in Wessex. 1936 Proc. Prehistoric Soc. 2 216 The enclosure appeared to have been built on to a ditch of the bivallate meandering variety. 1963 G. Daniel in Foster & Alcock Culture & Environment ii. 20 The building of the bivallate and multivallate hillforts of Wales. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < adj.1930 |
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