ram·part (răm'pärt', -pərt)
n.

1. A fortification consisting of an embankment, often with a parapet built on top.
2. A means of protection or defense; a bulwark. See synonyms at bulwark.

tr.v., -part·ed, -part·ing, -parts.
To defend with a rampart.

[French rempart, from Old French, from remparer, to fortify : re-, re- + emparer, to fortify, take possession of (from Old Provençal amparar , from Vulgar Latin *ante parāre, to prepare : Latin ante-, ante- + Latin parāre, to prepare).]

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