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- Dictionaryram·part/ˈramˌpärt/
noun
- 1. a defensive wall of a castle or walled city, having a broad top with a walkway and typically a stone parapet: "a castle with ramparts and a moat"
verb
- 1. fortify or surround with or as if with a rampart: "the town's streets were ramparted with tall mounds of rubble"
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1. : a protective barrier : bulwark. 2. : a broad embankment raised as a fortification and usually surmounted by a parapet. 3. : a wall-like ridge (as of rock fragments, earth, or debris) Examples of rampart in a Sentence.
RAMPART definition: 1. a large wall built round a town, castle, etc. to protect it 2. a large wall built round a town…. Learn more.
a broad elevation or mound of earth raised as a fortification around a place and usually capped with a stone or earth parapet. such an elevation together with the parapet. anything serving as a bulwark or defense. Synonyms: guard, barricade, breastwork, fortification.
This noun is derived from the French verb remparer, meaning “to fortify,” and dates back to the 16th century. This usually refers to a large defensive wall surrounding a castle, but can be a barrier built along a road or an embankment constructed alongside a river.
1. 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. verb. 4. (transitive) to provide with a rampart; fortify. Collins English Dictionary.
There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun rampart. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Definition of rampart noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Rampart definition: . See examples of RAMPART used in a sentence.
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.
Rampart Definition. rămpärt, -pərt. ramparts. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Verb. Filter. noun. ramparts. An embankment of earth, usually surmounted by a parapet, encircling a castle, fort, etc., for defense against attack. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Any defense or bulwark.
