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Definition of Rampart
1. Noun. An embankment built around a space for defensive purposes. "They blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down"
Exact synonyms: Bulwark, Wall
Specialized synonyms: Antonine Wall, Chinese Wall, Great Wall, Great Wall Of China
Specialized synonyms: Bailey, Battlement, Crenelation, Crenellation, Earthwork, Fraise, Merlon
Generic synonyms: Embankment
Group relationships: Fortification, Munition
Derivative terms: Bulwark, Wall
Specialized synonyms: Antonine Wall, Chinese Wall, Great Wall, Great Wall Of China
Specialized synonyms: Bailey, Battlement, Crenelation, Crenellation, Earthwork, Fraise, Merlon
Generic synonyms: Embankment
Group relationships: Fortification, Munition
Derivative terms: Bulwark, Wall
Definition of Rampart
1. n. That which fortifies and defends from assault; that which secures safety; a defense or bulwark.
2. v. t. To surround or protect with, or as with, a rampart or ramparts.
Definition of Rampart
1. to furnish with a fortifying embankment [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rampart
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