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Rampart

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Noun

1. bulwark, rampart, wall

an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes

Example Sentences:
'they stormed the ramparts of the city'
'they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Rampart

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noun
1. 
the surrounding embankment of a fort, often including any walls, parapets, walks, etc, that are built on the bank
2. 
anything resembling a rampart in form or function, esp in being a defence or bulwark
3. Canadian
a steep rock wall in a river gorge
verb
4. (transitive)
to provide with a rampart; fortify

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Rampart

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noun
1. 
an embankment of earth, usually surmounted by a parapet, encircling a castle, fort, etc., for defense against attack
2. 
any defense or bulwark
verb transitive
3. 
to protect as with a rampart

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Rampart

see synonyms of rampart
n.
1. A fortification consisting of an embankment, often with a parapet built on top.
2. A means of protection or defense; a bulwark. See Synonyms at bulwark.
tr.v. ram·part·ed, ram·part·ing, ram·parts
To fortify or surround with a rampart.

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