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    rampart
    /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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  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRAMPART | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    A rampart is a large wall built round a town, castle, etc. to protect it. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, usage and pronunciation, and see examples and translations in different languages.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › rampartRampart Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Learn the meaning of rampart, a word that can refer to a protective barrier, a fortification, or a wall-like ridge. See examples, synonyms, etymology, and related articles from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › rampartRAMPART Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    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. Synonyms: guard, barricade, breastwork, fortification.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRAMPART definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A rampart is a mound of earth or stone built around a castle or city to protect it. Learn more about the word origin, synonyms, and usage of rampart with sentences from The Guardian and Times.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionrampart noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

    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. Learn more about the word origin, usage notes, synonyms and examples of rampart in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › rampart_nrampart, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

    A rampart is a defensive wall or mound of earth, or a steep rocky bank of a river gorge. Learn the origin, pronunciation and usage of the word rampart from the Oxford English Dictionary, with quotations and historical thesaurus.

  10. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › rampartRampart - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.