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1. : a protective barrier : bulwark. 2. : a broad embankment raised as a fortification and usually surmounted by a parapet. 3. : a wall-like ridge (as of rock fragments, earth, or debris) Examples of rampart in a Sentence.
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.
noun [ C usually plural ] us / ˈræm.pɑːrt / uk / ˈræm.pɑːt / Add to word list. a large wall built round a town, castle, etc. to protect it. Synonym. wall. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Fortifications. acropolis. barricade. bastion. battlements. castle. citadel. drawbridge. earthwork. enceinte. entanglement. fort. machicolation.
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. This word is famously used in the lyrics of "The Star-Spangled Banner," the national anthem of the United States: “O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming...”
noun [ C usually plural ] uk / ˈræm.pɑːt / us / ˈræm.pɑːrt / Add to word list. a large wall built round a town, castle, etc. to protect it. Synonym. wall. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Fortifications. acropolis. barricade. bastion. battlements. castle. citadel. drawbridge. earthwork. enceinte. entanglement. fort. machicolation.
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rampart. noun. /ˈræmpɑːt/. /ˈræmpɑːrt/. [usually plural] a high wide wall of stone or earth with a path on top, built around a castle, town, etc. to defend it. Visitors can walk along the castle ramparts. Word Origin.
1. a. a mound of earth, rubble, or similar material raised around a place as a fortification. b. such a fortification together with a stone or earth parapet capping it. 2. anything serving as a bulwark or defense. v.t. 3. to furnish with or as if with a rampart.
