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contravallations

contravallations is the plural of contravallation.

Meaning of contravallation

Noun

contravallation (plural contravallations)

  1. A fortification built around a sieged target by the besiegers.
    Antonyms:
    circumvallation

Questions about contravallations

What is contravallations the plural of?
Contravallations is the plural of contravallation.

Words near contravallations in the dictionary

  1. contratempo
  2. contratenor
  3. contratenors
  4. contraterrene
  5. contravallation
  6. contravallations
  7. contravariance
  8. contravariances
  9. contravariant
  10. contravariant functor
  11. contravariant functors

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