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Definition of: vallation
(və·lā′shən) noun
1. The art of planning or erecting fortifications.
2. A rampart. [<LL vallatio, -onis <L vallare protect with a wall <vallum a wall]
—val·la·to·ry (val′ə·tôr′ē, -tō′rē) adjective
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