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Rampart

Rampart Meaning & Definition
Rampart Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Rampart?

[n] 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"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Rampart: bulwark | wall

Related Terms | Find terms related to Rampart:

See Also | bailey | battlement | Chinese Wall | crenelation | crenellation | earthwork | embankment | fortification | fraise | Great Wall of China | merlon | munition

Rampart In Webster's Dictionary

\Ram"part\, n. [F. rempart, OF. rempar, fr. remparer to fortify, se remparer to fence or intrench one's self; re- re- pref. + pref. en- (L. in) + parer to defend, parry, prepare, L. parare to prepape. See {Pare}.] 1. That which fortifies and defends from assault; that which secures safety; a defense or bulwark. 2. (Fort.) A broad embankment of earth round a place, upon which the parapet is raised. It forms the substratum of every permanent fortification. --Mahan. Syn: Bulwark; fence; security; guard. Usage: {Rampart}, {Bulwark}. These words were formerly interchanged; but in modern usage a distinction has sprung up between them. The rampart of a fortified place is the enceinte or main embankment or wall which surrounds it. The term bulwark is now applied to peculiarly strong outworks which project for the defense of the rampart, or main work. A single bastion is a bulwark. In using these words figuratively, rampart is properly applied to that which protects by walling out; bulwark to that which stands in the forefront of danger, to meet and repel it. Hence, we speak of a distinguished individual as the bulwark, not the rampart, of the state. This distinction, however, is often disregarded.
\Ram"part\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ramparted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ramparting}.] To surround or protect with, or as with, a rampart or ramparts. Those grassy hills, those glittering dells, Proudly ramparted with rocks. --Coleridge. {Rampart gun} (Fort.), a cannon or large gun for use on a rampart and not as a fieldpiece.

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