Word of the Day – Circumvallate

Circumvallate (verb)

sir-kum-val-ayt

Surround with or as if with a rampart.

Mid 17th century (as an adjective): from Latin circumvallat- ‘surrounded with a rampart’, from the verb circumvallare, from circum ‘around’ + vallare, from vallum ‘rampart’. The verb dates from the early 19th century.

Example sentences

“With walls circumvallated with ditches.”