enceintenoun [ C ]
/ˌɒ̃nˈsæ̃t//ˌɑ̃ːnˈsæ̃t/specializeda wall surrounding a castle, cathedral, or fortified city (= one that is protected by walls):
By midnight more than 75,000 soldiers were within the enceinte.
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- There were often areas of development which could not be accommodated within the enceinte.
- They had reached the southern part of the Bois de Boulogne, within less than 800 yards of the Paris enceinte.
- The moment of giving up the defence of the southwestern enceinte could not be far off.
- For a time, at the middle of the afternoon, the enceinte was absolutely without a guard.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Fortifications
- acropolis
- barricade
- bastion
- battlements
- castle
- citadel
- drawbridge
- earthwork
- entanglement
- fort
- Fort Knox
- foxhole
- keep
- moat
- moated
- pillbox
- portcullis
- rampart
- stronghold
- turret
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Places involved in military activity