rampart

noun

ram·​part ˈram-ˌpärt 

-pərt

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

Recent Examples on the Web

If there is to be another iteration of the Montreal Expos in the distant future, there should be a place on the ramparts of Olympic Stadium to honor the legacy of Sutherland. —Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 26 June 2024

Photo : Brown Harris Stevens The island is protected by stone ramparts. —Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 19 June 2024

Deep tunnels were hewed from its rock and defensive ramparts erected on its powder white beaches. —Charlie Campbell / Taipei, TIME, 13 June 2024

Detailed choreography accompanies ever aspect of politicking, from chasing votes in a minor municipal election to addressing the nation from the ramparts of Delhi’s Red Fort. —Milan Vaishnav, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2021

Word History

Etymology

Middle French, from ramparer to fortify, from re- + emparer to defend, from Old Occitan emparar, from Vulgar Latin *imparare, from Latin in- in- entry 2 + parare to prepare — more at pare

First Known Use

1536, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

rampart

noun

ram·​part ˈram-ˌpärt 

-pərt

: a broad bank or wall raised as a protective barrier

also : any barrier that provides protection