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vallation
val·la·tion
/
væˈleɪ
ʃən
/
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[
va-
ley
-sh
uh
n
]
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noun
Fortification
.
1.
a rampart or entrenchment.
2.
the process or technique of constructing ramparts.
Origin:
1655–65;
<
Late Latin
vallāt
(
us
) (see
vallate
) +
-iōn-
-ion
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vallation
(vəˈleɪʃən)
—
n
1.
the act or process of building fortifications
2.
a wall or rampart
[C17: from Late Latin
vallātiō,
from
vallum
rampart]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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