rampart: Meaning and Definition of
ram•part
Pronunciation: (ram'pärt, -purt), [key]
— n.
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- a broad elevation or mound of earth raised as a fortification around a place and usually capped with a stone or earth parapet. See diag. underbastion.
- such an elevation together with the parapet.
- anything serving as a bulwark or defense.
—v.t.
- to furnish with or as if with a rampart.
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