rampart
noun/ˈræmpɑːt/
/ˈræmpɑːrt/
[usually plural]- a high wide wall of stone or earth with a path on top, built around a castle, town, etc. to defend it
- Visitors can walk along the castle ramparts.
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French rempart, from remparer ‘fortify, take possession of again’, based on Latin ante ‘before’ + parare ‘prepare’.Definitions on the go
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