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VALLATION
Etymology
Noun
vallation (plural vallations)
A rampart or entrenchment.
Source: Wiktionary
Val*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. vallatio, fr. vallare to surround with a rampart, fr. vallum rampart. See Wall, n.]
Definition: A rampart or intrenchment.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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