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Definition of "rampart" []
- A fortification consisting of an embankment, often with a parapet built on top. (noun)
- A means of protection or defense; a bulwark. See Synonyms at bulwark. (noun)
- To defend with a rampart. (verb-transitive)
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Use "rampart" in a sentence
- "[Page 158] elegant chalet, similar in construction to a Chinese pagoda: in front of it, a little piece of ground inclosed by a rampart is reserved for the pair."
- "The Emperor Hadrian built (A.D. 120) the rampart from the Solway to the German Ocean as a barrier against the Caledonians, giving up the more northern conquests; but Lollius Urbicus, the prætor, drove the enemy back, and built a lesser wall from the Forth to the Clyde, A.D."
- "The height of the rampart is 20 ft., and the width 32 ft."
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