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rampart

[ ram-pahrt, -pert ]
/ ˈræm pɑrt, -pərt /
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noun
Fortification.
  1. a broad elevation or mound of earth raised as a fortification around a place and usually capped with a stone or earth parapet.
  2. 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.
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Origin of rampart

1575–85; <Middle French, derivative of remparer, equivalent to re-re- + emparer to take possession of <Provençal amparar ≪ Latin ante-ante- + parāre to prepare
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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
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