circumvallate

• 过时动词，指用城墙或防御工事包围某地，或环绕、围住。

An obsolete verb meaning to surround with a rampart or fortification, or to encircle.

1. Surround with fortificationsC2formal

   To surround with or as if with a rampart or other defensive wall.

   用防御工事包围

   • The army circumvallated the city to prevent supplies from entering.
   • Ancient tribes often circumvallated their settlements for protection.
   • The castle was circumvallated by a high stone wall and a deep moat.

   同义词encircleencloseencompassgirdleringsurround