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- Dictionaryrampart/ˈrampɑːt/
noun
- 1. a defensive wall of a castle or walled city, having a broad top with a walkway and typically a stone parapet: "a castle with ramparts and a moat"
verb
- 1. fortify or surround with or as if with a rampart: "the town's streets were ramparted with tall mounds of rubble"
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A rampart is a protective barrier, a broad embankment, or a wall-like ridge. Learn the etymology, examples, and related words of rampart from Merriam-Webster, America's largest dictionary.
A rampart is a large wall built round a town, castle, etc. to protect it. Learn more about the word, see examples of usage and find translations in different languages.
noun. the surrounding embankment of a fort, often including any walls, parapets, walks, etc, that are built on the bank. anything resembling a rampart in form or function, esp in being a defence or bulwark. a steep rock wall in a river gorge.
This noun is derived from the French verb remparer, meaning “to fortify,” and dates back to the 16th century. This usually refers to a large defensive wall surrounding a castle, but can be a barrier built along a road or an embankment constructed alongside a river.
A rampart is a mound or wall for defence, often with a parapet on top. It can also mean a means of protection or defence, or a steep rock wall in a river gorge. See synonyms, translations and usage examples.
A rampart is a broad embankment of earth or stone that surrounds a castle, fort, or city for defense. Learn more about the word origin, synonyms, and usage of rampart with sentences from The Guardian and Times.
A rampart is a high wide wall of stone or earth with a path on top, built around a castle, town, etc. to defend it. See the word origin, example sentences, grammar, usage notes and synonyms in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
