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Noun: rampart  'ram,paa(r)t
  1. An embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
    "they stormed the ramparts of the city";
    - bulwark, wall

Derived forms: ramparts

Type of: embankment

Part of: fortification [rare], munition

Encyclopedia: Rampart, Alaska