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Definition of ramparts in English English dictionary
- plural of rampart
- rampart
- A steep bank of a river or gorge
- rampart
- That which defends against intrusion from outside; a protection
- rampart
- 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
- rampart
- a bulwark or construction to oppose assault or hostile entry
- rampart
- The embankment surrounding a castle, on which the Parapet is raised
- rampart
- It forms the substratum of every permanent fortification
- rampart
- Rempart Defensive earth or stone wall surrounding castle
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- To surround or protect with, or as with, a rampart or ramparts
- rampart
- an earthen platform constructed to raise the height of a gun platform or a surmounting parapet; rarely seen in late war earthworks
- rampart
- A defensive mound
- rampart
- A narrow, wall like ridge
- rampart
- A defensive structure; a protective barrier; a bulwark
- rampart
- 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"
- rampart
- Defensive stone or earth wall surrounding castle
- rampart
- {i} embankment, defensive wall; shield, defensive structure
- rampart
- That which fortifies and defends from assault; that which secures safety; a defense or bulwark
- rampart
- The broad embankment or mass of earth surrounding a fortified place A rampart forms the body of the place The exterior wall is called a scarp (escarp) and the interior wall is generally the parade wall
- rampart
- A broad embankment of earth round a place, upon which the parapet is raised
- rampart
- The ramparts of a castle or city are the earth walls, often with stone walls on them, that were built to protect it. a walk along the ramparts of the Old City. a wide pile of earth or a stone wall built to protect a castle or city in the past (rempart, from remparer )
- rampart
- a narrow ridge, 1-2 m high, built by waves along the seaward edge of a reef flat It consists of boulders, shingle, gravel or reef rubble, commonly capped by dune sand
- rampart
- pentagonal architectural structure, used in fortresses, placed on the corner between two sections of wall as a means of defense
- rampart
- a large defensive fortification consisting of an embankment and often topped by a parapet
- rampart
- To defend with a rampart; fortify or surround with a rampart
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Turkish pronunciation
rämpärtsPronunciation
/ˈramˌpärts/ /ˈræmˌpɑːrts/
Etymology
[ 'ram-"pärt, -p&rt ] (noun.) 1536. Middle French, from ramparer to fortify, from re- + emparer to defend, from Old Provençal antparar, from Vulgar Latin anteparare, from Latin ante before + parare to prepare; more at ANTE-, PARE.Resimler
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