rampart
/ˈræmpɑːrt/
verb
- To surround or protect with a rampart or as if with a rampart.
- The village was ramparted by a thick stone wall.
- They ramparted the camp with logs and earth.
- The garden was ramparted by a hedge of thorny bushes.
noun
- A wide wall or mound of earth built to protect a fort or city from attack.
- Soldiers stood guard on the ancient rampart.
- The castle's rampart offered a clear view of the approaching army.
- Children played on the grassy rampart that once defended the town.
- Something that provides protection or defense against danger or difficulty.
- Education serves as a rampart against ignorance.
- Their friendship was a rampart against loneliness.
- The constitution is a rampart against tyranny.
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