rampart

ram·part

 (răm′pärt′, -pərt)

n.

1. A fortification consisting of an embankment, often with a parapet built on top.

2. A means of protection or defense; a bulwark. See Synonyms at bulwark.

tr.v. ram·part·ed, ram·part·ing, ram·parts

To fortify or surround with a rampart.

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[French rempart, from Old French, from remparer, to fortify : re-, re- + emparer, to fortify, take possession of (from Old Provençal amparar, from Vulgar Latin *ante parāre, to prepare : Latin ante-, ante- + Latin parāre, to prepare; see perə- in Indo-European roots).]

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rampart

(ˈræmpɑːt)

n

1. (Fortifications) the surrounding embankment of a fort, often including any walls, parapets, walks, etc, that are built on the bank

2. anything resembling a rampart in form or function, esp in being a defence or bulwark

3. Canadian a steep rock wall in a river gorge

vb

(Fortifications) (tr) to provide with a rampart; fortify

[C16: from Old French, from remparer, from re- + emparer to take possession of, from Old Provençal antparar, from Latin ante before + parāre to prepare]

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ram•part

(ˈræm pɑrt, -pərt)

n.

1.

a. a mound of earth, rubble, or similar material raised around a place as a fortification.

b. such a fortification together with a stone or earth parapet capping it.

2. anything serving as a bulwark or defense.

v.t.

3. to furnish with or as if with a rampart.

[1575–85; < Middle French, derivative of remparer=re- re- + emparer to take possession of]

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rampart

• boulevard - From French, literally "rampart" or a "promenade on the site of a rampart."
• bulwark - Comes from German bole, "plank," and werc, "work," and originally meant "rampart made out of planks or tree trunks."
• rampart - From Latin re-, "again," and emparer, "fortify," from the earlier ante-, "before," and parare, "prepare."
• wall - Comes from Latin vallum, "rampart."

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rampart

Past participle: ramparted
Gerund: ramparting

Imperative

rampart

rampart

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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" bulwark, wall bailey - the outer defensive wall that surrounds the outer courtyard of a castle battlement, crenelation, crenellation - a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns earthwork - an earthen rampart embankment - a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection fortification, munition - defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it fraise - sloping or horizontal rampart of pointed stakes merlon - a solid section between two crenels in a crenelated battlement

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rampart

noun defence, wall, parapet, fortification, security, guard, fence, fort, barricade, stronghold, bastion, embankment, bulwark, earthwork, breastwork a walk along the ramparts of the old city

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Translations

مِتْراس

hradby

forsvarsværk

Wall

rempart

sánc

virkisveggur

bastionebaluardo

pylimas

aizsargsienavalnis

festningsvoll

вал

hradbyochranný val

kale duvarısur

防御墙

rampart

[ˈræmpɑːt] N (= earthwork) → terraplén m; (= city wall) → muralla f (fig) (= bulwark) → baluarte m, defensa f
the ramparts of York → la muralla de York

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rampart

[ˈræmpɑː^rt] n → rempart mram-raid [ˈræmreɪd] (British)

n → vol m à la voiture bélier, casse m à la voiture bélier

vi → faire des casses à la voiture bélier

vt [+ shop] → attaquer à la voiture bélierram-raider [ˈræmreɪdə^r] n → auteur m d'un casse à la voiture bélier, auteur m d'un casse-bélierram raiding n → vols mpl à la voiture bélier, casses mpl à la voiture bélier

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rampart

n → Wall m; (fig: = defence) → Schutzwall m

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rampart

[ˈræmpɑːt] n → terrapieno, bastione m

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rampart

(ˈrӕmpaːt) noun

(often in plural) a mound or wall for defence. The defenders were drawn up on the ramparts. skans مِتْراس укрепление baluarte hradby der Wall forsvarsværk έπαλξη, προμαχώναςterraplén; muralla (kaitse)vall بارو؛ خاکریز valli rempart סוֹלֵלָת מָגֵן परकोटा bedem sánc kubu pertahanan virkisveggur bastione, baluardo 塁壁 방어물, 성벽 (tvirtovės) pylimas, siena valnis; aizsargsiena tembok kubu walfestningsvoll, vern wał كلا، ديوال (دمدافعى دپاره پښته baluarte meterez(e) крепостной вал hradby, ochranný val obzidje bedem vall, skyddsvärn เขื่อนดินหรือหินที่ทำล้อมป้องกันปราสาทหรือเมือง kale duvarı, sur 防禦牆 вал دیوار thành lũy 防御墙

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