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Contravallation
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) A trench guarded with a parapet, constructed by besiegers, to secure themselves and check sallies of the besieged.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Contravallation'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/contravallation.html. 1828.