Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A fortification consisting of an embankment, often with a parapet built on top.
- noun A means of protection or defense; a bulwark. synonym: bulwark.
- transitive verb To fortify or surround with a rampart.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun 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.
- noun Hence Something that serves as a bulwark or defense; an obstruction against approach or intrusion; a protecting inclosure.
- noun Synonyms See
fortification . - To fortify with ramparts; protect by or as if by a rampart; bolster; strengthen.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To surround or protect with, or as with, a rampart or ramparts.
- transitive verb (Fort.) a cannon or large gun for use on a rampart and not as a fieldpiece.
- noun That which fortifies and defends from assault; that which secures safety; a defense or bulwark.
- noun (Fort.) A broad embankment of earth round a place, upon which the parapet is raised. It forms the substratum of every permanent fortification.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A defensive
mound of earth or a wall with a broad top and usually a stoneparapet ; a wall-likeridge of earth, stones ordebris ; anembankment for defensive purpose. - noun A defensive structure; a protective
barrier ; abulwark . - noun That which
defends againstintrusion from outside; aprotection . - noun usually plural A steep bank of a river or
gorge . - verb To defend with a rampart;
fortify orsurround with a rampart.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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[Page 158] elegant chalet, similar in construction to a Chinese pagoda: in front of it, a little piece of ground inclosed by a rampart is reserved for the pair.
The Montessori Method Anne E. Montessori George 1912
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The Emperor Hadrian built (A.D. 120) the rampart from the Solway to the German Ocean as a barrier against the Caledonians, giving up the more northern conquests; but Lollius Urbicus, the prætor, drove the enemy back, and built a lesser wall from the Forth to the Clyde, A.D.
A Parallel History of France and England; Consisting of Outlines and Dates 1871
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The height of the rampart is 20 ft., and the width 32 ft.
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Against the rampart was the spectral shape of a man, propped up on his back, limbs spread out.
Crusader Gold Gibbons, David 2007
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Against the rampart was the spectral shape of a man, propped up on his back, limbs spread out.
Crusader Gold Gibbons, David 2007
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The rampart is the common road for carriages of all kinds.
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At the end of the rampart was a small colonnade, and at the end of that, winding stairs that led down to the Prophet's quarters.
Stone of Tears Goodkind, Terry 1995
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The first, however, to approach the rampart were the consul and the troops he was bringing from the sea.
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In front of the rampart was a wet ditch (A), 100 ft. wide, fed with fresh water from a neighbouring brook by an inlet at the south-western corner (C) and emptied by an outfall on the east
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Beneath the rampart is a tidal river, and on the other side, for a long distance, the mossy walls of the immense garden of a seminary.
A Little Tour of France Henry James 1879
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