Circumvallate

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  • transitive verb. To surround with or as if with a rampart.
  • adjective. Surrounded with or as if with a rampart.
  • adjective. Surrounded by a ridge or raised, wall-like structure.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Walled in; surrounded by or as by a parapet.
  • Also called calyciform papillæ.
  • To surround with or as with a rampart or fortified lines.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Surrounded with a wall; inclosed with a rampart.
  • adjective. Surrounded by a ridge or elevation.
  • transitive verb. To surround with a rampart or wall.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. to surround with a rampart
  • adjective. Surrounded with a wall; enclosed with a rampart.
  • adjective. Surrounded by a ridge or elevation.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. surround with or as if with a rampart or other fortification
  • Word Usage
    "Towards the root of the tongue is another kind of papillæ, the circumvallate, eight to fifteen in number, arranged in the form of the letter V, with the apex directed backwards."
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    fence  fence in  palisade  surround  wall  
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