Rampart Definition
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.
(usually in the plural) A steep bank of a river or gorge.
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Origin of Rampart
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French rempart from Old French from remparer to fortify re- re- emparer to fortify, take possession of (from Old Provençal amparar) (from Vulgar Latin ante parāre to prepare) (Latin ante- ante-) (Latin parāre to prepare perə-1 in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French rempart (“a rampart of a fort"), from remparer (“to defend, fortify, inclose with a rampart"), from re- (“again") + emparer (“to defend, fortify, surround, seize, take possesion of"), from en- + parer (“to defend").
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