noun
rampart
RAM-paht
noun
1
A defensive wall or raised bank of earth surrounding a fort or town, often topped with a walkway.
"Tourists walked along the old city's stone ramparts."
"The castle's ramparts had withstood centuries of sieges."
2
Anything that serves as a protective barrier or defence.
"The coastline acted as a natural rampart against invasion."
How to Use Rampart
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA defensive wall or bank around a fortified place, or by extension any protective barrier.
Common pairings
city ramparts
castle ramparts
a rampart of defence
Word Forms
ramparted past tense, ramparts plural, ramparts singular
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Etymology
From Middle French rempart, "fortification," built from re- ("again") plus emparer ("to fortify or seize"), ultimately from Latin roots meaning "to prepare."