rampart

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.4.2 Related terms 1.4.3 Translations 1.5 External links

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[edit] Etymology

From Old French rempart (“‘a rampart of a fort’”) < remparer (“‘to defend, fortify, inclose with a rampart’”) < re- (“‘again’”) + emparer (“‘to defend, fortify, surround, seize, take possesion of’”) < en- + parer (“‘to defend’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈræm.pɒːt/, SAMPA: /"r{m.pA:t/

[edit] Noun

rampart (plural ramparts)

1. 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.
2. A defensive structure; a protective barrier; a bulwark.
3. That which defends against intrusion from outside; a protection.
4. (usually plural) A steep bank of a river or gorge.

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[edit] Verb

to rampart (third-person singular simple present ramparts, present participle ramparting, simple past and past participle ramparted)

1. To defend with a rampart; fortify or surround with a rampart.

[edit] Derived terms

• ramparted

[edit] Related terms

• fraise

[edit] Translations

• Polish: bronić, ochraniać
• Georgian: მიწაყრილი

[edit] External links

• rampart in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• rampart in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• rampart at OneLook® Dictionary Search