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rampart definition

ram·part (ram′pärt′, -pərt)

noun

  1. an embankment of earth, usually surmounted by a parapet, encircling a castle, fort, etc., for defense against attack
  2. 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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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