rampart
[ ram-pahrt, -pert ]
/ ˈræm pɑrt, -pərt /
noun
Fortification.
- a broad elevation or mound of earth raised as a fortification around a place and usually capped with a stone or earth parapet.
- such an elevation together with the parapet.
anything serving as a bulwark or defense.
verb (used with object)
to furnish with or as if with a rampart.
Origin of rampart
SYNONYMS FOR rampart
Words nearby rampart
ramp up,
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rampageous,
rampancy,
rampant,
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rampasture,
ramphal,
ramphele,
rampike,
rampion
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British Dictionary definitions for rampart
rampart
/ (ˈræmpɑːt) /
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
Canadian
a steep rock wall in a river gorge
verb
(tr)
to provide with a rampart; fortify
Word Origin for rampart
C16: from Old French, from
remparer, from
re- +
emparer to take possession of, from Old Provençal
antparar, from Latin
ante before +
parāre to prepare