English to English noun
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an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes | | Example: they stormed the ramparts of the city they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down
source: wordnet30
2 |
That which fortifies and defends from assault; that which secures safety; a defense or bulwark. | | source: webster1913 verb
3 |
To surround or protect with, or as with, a rampart or ramparts. | | source: webster1913
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