I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+|vaˌlāt, -_lə̇t adjective
Etymology: Latin circumvallatus
1. : surrounded or enclosed by or as if by a rampart
2. anatomy : surrounded by a ridge or elevation
II. ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˌlāt transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin circumvallatus, past participle of circumvallare to surround with a wall, from circum- + vallare to surround with a wall, from vallum rampart — more at circum- , wall
1. : to surround or enclose with or as if with a rampart
a fir copse … circumvallated by a stout wire fence — Rose Macaulay
2. of a rampart : to surround or enclose
ramparts … circumvallate more than an obscure village — D.C.Peattie