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What is a contravallation?

What is a contravallation? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A fortification built around a sieged target by the besiegers.
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The other covered the siege, and secured himself from the allies by lines of contravallation.
On the 20th I continued working on the lines of contravallation, under a dreadful fire from the place.
The old system of intrenched camps and lines of contravallation is unsuited to the spirit of modern warfare.
Before help arrived, Anseric had had time to kill or put to flight all who were guarding the contravallation.

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