circumvallate
/ˌsɜrkəmˈvæleɪt/
verb
- To surround with a wall or rampart; to fortify by building a defensive wall around.
- The engineers planned to circumvallate the camp with earthworks.
- Ancient rulers often circumvallated their capitals for protection.
- The army circumvallated the city to cut off all supplies.
adjective
- Surrounded by a wall or rampart; having a defensive wall around.
- The circumvallate structure was designed to withstand sieges.
- The circumvallate fortress stood on the hill for centuries.
- Archaeologists found the remains of a circumvallate settlement.