rampart Definition
ram·part (ram′pärt′, -pərt)
noun
- an embankment of earth, usually surmounted by a parapet, encircling a castle, fort, etc., for defense against attack
- any defense or bulwark
Etymology: Fr rempart < remparer, to fortify a place < re-, again + emparer < Prov amparer, to fortify < L ante, before + parare, to prepare
transitive verb
to protect as with a rampart
rampart Synonyms
rampart
n.
rampart Usage Examples
Converse of object
- ruin: Overlooking the village are the ruined ramparts of the Castelo dos Mouros, a fort dating from the 8th Century.
- build: Across the mouth of the pass, from cliff to cliff, the Dark Lord had built a rampart of stone.
- walk: Others will enjoy shopping in the old town or walking the 15th century town ramparts.
Converse of subject
surround: It has big flat area on the summit: a couple of acres of rough grass, surrounded by a rampart of boulders.
Adjective modifier
- earthen: The troops returned, leveled the center of town and built in its place an internal earthen rampart with three defensive ditches.
- defensive: Large enough to have been part of the springing of a defensive timber rampart across the entrance of the gate!
- outer: T he whole circuit of the outer rampart is 585 feet.
- northern: The northern ramparts of which can be seen clearly from the road.
- massive: Its massive ramparts still have the power to impress.
- inner: In 1816 a hoard of over 1500 Roman coins ( dating from 250 to 307 AD ) was found on the inner north-eastern rampart.
Modifies a noun
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- wall: A substantial part of the rampart wall survives on the north side up to a height of about 3 meters.
- walk: At some sites, there were palisades along the rampart crests, while at others there were stone parapets and rampart walks.
Noun used with modifier
- turf: Massive turf ramparts of the Antonine Wall above Kilsyth Too long or in a hurry?
- castle: Don't forget to listen out for the gun fired every day at 1 pm from the castle ramparts.
- earth: A was a deep ditch forming an earth rampart of over five meters in height.
- stone: The hill is defended by natural cliffs and crags on all sides except the north, which is defended by a single stone rampart.
Preposition: of

