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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ram•part /ˈræmpɑrt, -pɚt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a mound of earth, rubble, or similar material raised around a place for protection.
- such a mound together with a stone or earth structure on top.
See -pare-1. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ram•part (ram′pärt, -pərt),USA pronunciation n. - [Fort.]
- 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. under bastion.
- 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.
- Provencal amparar Latin ante- ante- + parāre to prepare
- Middle French, derivative of remparer, equivalent. to re- re- + emparer to take possession of
- 1575–85
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fortification, breastwork, barricade, guard.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rampart /ˈræmpɑːt/ n - the surrounding embankment of a fort, often including any walls, parapets, walks, etc, that are built on the bank
- anything resembling a rampart in form or function, esp in being a defence or bulwark
- Canadian a steep rock wall in a river gorge
vb - (transitive) to provide with a rampart; fortify
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French, from remparer, from re- + emparer to take possession of, from Old Provençal antparar, from Latin ante before + parāre to prepare |