vallum — meaning in English

English meaning

• bastion noun A projecting section of a fort or castle wall, built to give defenders a better line of fire.
• palisade noun A fence of strong stakes or iron bars set upright in the ground, built as a defence or barrier.
• rampart noun A defensive wall or raised bank of earth surrounding a fort or town, often topped with a walkway.
• wall noun A solid upright structure that encloses, divides, or protects an area.

Senses

vallum is used for these senses in English:

• bastion A well-fortified position; a stronghold or citadel.
• palisade (military) A wall of wooden stakes, used as a defensive barrier.
• rampart A defensive structure; a protective barrier; a bulwark.
• wall A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.

bastion — full definition

1. noun A projecting section of a fort or castle wall, built to give defenders a better line of fire.
2. noun A place, group, or person that firmly protects and upholds something, such as an idea or value.

palisade — full definition

1. noun A fence of strong stakes or iron bars set upright in the ground, built as a defence or barrier.
2. noun A line of tall cliffs, especially ones with a striking vertical, column-like face along a river. Usually in the plural.
3. noun In botany, the layer of tall, closely packed cells just below the upper surface of a leaf where most photosynthesis happens. Usually palisade layer or palisade mesophyll.

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