Rampart
//ˈɹæm.pɑː(ɹ)t// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A defensive mound of earth or a wall with a broad top and usually a stone parapet; a wall-like ridge of earth, stones or debris; an embankment for defensive purpose.
"Between the southern end of the village, called Bridge End, and the River Thames runs a double row of ramparts and a ditch known as Dyke Hills."
- 2 an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes wordnet
- 3 A defensive structure; a protective barrier; a bulwark.
- 4 That which defends against intrusion from outside; a protection.
- 5 A steep bank of a river or gorge. plural-normally
Verb
- 1 To defend with a rampart; fortify or surround with a rampart.
"Those grassy Hills, those glitt’ring Dells Proudly ramparted with rocks"
Example
More examples"I'll answer any question, as long as it pertains to Rampart."
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French rempart (“rampart of a fort”), from Old French remparer (“to defend, fortify, inclose with a rampart”), from re- (“again”) + emparer (“defend, fortify, surround, seize, take possession of”), from Old Occitan amparer, from Vulgar Latin *anteparō (“to prepare”), from ante- + parō (“to prepare”).
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