Rampart

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A fortification consisting of an embankment, often with a parapet built on top.
  • n. A means of protection or defense; a bulwark. See Synonyms at bulwark.
  • v. To defend with a rampart.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A defensive mound of earth or a wall with a broad top and usually a stone parapet; a wall-like ridge of earth, stones or debris; an embankment for defensive purpose.
  • n. A defensive structure; a protective barrier; a bulwark.
  • n. That which defends against intrusion from outside; a protection.
  • n. A steep bank of a river or gorge.
  • v. To defend with a rampart; fortify or surround with a rampart.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. That which fortifies and defends from assault; that which secures safety; a defense or bulwark.
  • n. A broad embankment of earth round a place, upon which the parapet is raised. It forms the substratum of every permanent fortification.
  • v. To surround or protect with, or as with, a rampart or ramparts.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In fortification, an elevation or mound of earth round a place, capable of resisting cannon-shot, and having the parapet raised upon it; a protecting enceinte; also, this elevation together with the parapet.
  • n. Hence Something that serves as a bulwark or defense; an obstruction against approach or intrusion; a protecting inclosure.
  • n. Synonyms See fortification.
  • To fortify with ramparts; protect by or as if by a rampart; bolster; strengthen.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
  • Verb Form
    ramparted    ramparting    ramparts   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    embankment   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    ramparted    ramparting   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    fence    guard    security    bulwark    circumvallation    rampire    wall    vallum   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    bastion    palisade    fortification    parapet    battlements    terrace    ridge    spire    mound    fortress