RAMPART Definition & Meaning

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rampart

[ ram-pahrt, -pert ]

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noun

Fortification.
1. a broad elevation or mound of earth raised as a fortification around a place and usually capped with a stone or earth parapet.
2. such an elevation together with the parapet.
anything serving as a bulwark or defense.
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verb (used with object)

to furnish with or as if with a rampart.

rampart

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noun

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
a steep rock wall in a river gorge

verb

tr to provide with a rampart; fortify

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of rampart¹

1575–85; < Middle French, derivative of remparer, equivalent to re- re- + emparer to take possession of < �ʰ��Ǳ��ç�� amparar ≪ Latin ante- ante- + �貹�� to prepare

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of rampart¹

C16: from Old French, from remparer , from re- + emparer to take possession of, from Old �ʰ��Ǳ��ç�� antparar , from Latin ante before + �貹�� to prepare

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“We wanted to be outsiders on the ramparts picking off the big shots,” Carter writes.

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Anyone who hopes to preserve the sanctity of the civil-military ideal would do well to circle the wagons of law and constitutionalism and man the ramparts of institutional self-preservation.

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“Most of the people I know are actively deciding whether to go the ramparts or go to the bunker.”

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There’s the satisfying meat and potatoes of exploration at Castle Ensis, with vertiginous balustrades and winding ramparts that cross over and under themselves in impossible architectural configurations.

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The dragon’s claws acted like ramparts, perfect for defense.

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