CONTRAVALLATION
\kˌɒntɹəvalˈe͡ɪʃən], \kˌɒntɹəvalˈeɪʃən], \k_ˌɒ_n_t_ɹ_ə_v_a_l_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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Fortification made by besiegers in opposition to that of the besieged.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman