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1. (n.) rampart
a mound of earth, rubble, or similar material raised around a place as a fortification.
2. rampart
such a fortification together with a stone or earth parapet capping it.
3. rampart
anything serving as a bulwark or defense.
4. (v.t.) rampart
to furnish with or as if with a rampart.
Etymology: (1575–85; < MF, der. of remparer=re-re - +emparer to take possession of)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) rampart, bulwark, wall
an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
"they stormed the ramparts of the city"; "they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down"
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1. (noun) rampart
that which fortifies and defends from assault; that which secures safety; a defense or bulwark
2. (noun) rampart
a broad embankment of earth round a place, upon which the parapet is raised. It forms the substratum of every permanent fortification
3. (verb) rampart
to surround or protect with, or as with, a rampart or ramparts
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Sense: (often in plural) a mound or wall for defence
The defenders were drawn up on the ramparts.
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 Afrikaans: skans |
 Arabic: مِتْراس |
 Bulgarian: укрепление |
 Brazilian: baluarte |
 Czech: hradby |
 German: der Wall |
 Danish: forsvarsværk |
 Greek: έπαλξη, προμαχώνας |
 Spanish: terraplén; muralla |
 Estonian: (kaitse)vall |
 Farsi: بارو؛ خاکریز |
 Finnish: valli |
 French: rempart |
 Hebrew: סוֹלֵלָת מָגֵן |
 Hindi: परकोटा |
 Croatian: bedem |
 Hungarian: sánc |
 Indonesian: kubu pertahanan |
 Icelandic: virkisveggur |
 Italian: bastione, baluardo |
 Japanese: 塁壁 |
 Korean: 방어물, 성벽 |
 Lithuanian: (tvirtovės) pylimas, sien |
 Latvian: valnis; aizsargsiena |
 Malay: tembok kubu |
 Dutch: wal |
 Norwegian: festningsvoll, vern |
 Polish: wał |
 Persian: بارو؛ خاکریز |
 Pashto: كلا، ديوال (دمدافعى دپاره |
 Portuguese: baluarte |
 Romanian: meterez(e) |
 Russian: крепостной вал |
 Slovak: hradby, ochranný val |
 Slovenian: obzidje |
 Serbian: bedem |
 Swedish: vall, skyddsvärn |
 Thai: เขื่อนดินหรือหินที่ทำล้อม |
 Turkish: kale duvarı, sur |
 Taiwanese: 防禦牆 |
 Ukrainian: вал |
 Urdu: دیوار |
 Vietnamese: thành lũy |
 Chinese: 防御墙 |
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