rampart
/ˈɹæm.pɑː(ɹ)t/
rampart noun: a defensive mound of earth or a wall with a broad top and usually a stone parapet; a wall-like ridge of earth, stones or debris; an embankment for defensive purpose.
Noun
rampart (plural ramparts)
- A defensive mound of earth or a wall with a broad top and usually a stone parapet; a wall-like ridge of earth, stones or debris; an embankment for defensive purpose.
- Between the southern end of the village, called Bridge End, and the River Thames runs a double row of ramparts and a ditch known as Dyke Hills.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 154, about Dorchester, Oxon
- A defensive structure; a protective barrier; a bulwark.
- That which defends against intrusion from outside; a protection.
- A steep bank of a river or gorge.
Verb
rampart (third-person singular simple present ramparts, present participle ramparting, simple past and past participle ramparted)
rampart meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
rampart in Tamil
- மதில்
rampart in Urdu
- فصیل, شہرپناہ
rampart in Bengali
- সুরক্ষা প্রাচীর, মাটির বাঁধ
rampart in Malayalam
- കൊത്തളം, കോട്ടമതിൽ, പ്രതിരോധസന്നാഹം
More languagesFewer languages
- rampart in Kannada
- ಕೊಂಚೆ
- rampart in Sanskrit
- वप्र vapra, पुर् púr
- rampart in Arabic
- مِتْرَاس mitrās
Examples of rampart in a sentence
- William the Conqueror fortified many castles, throwing up new ramparts, bastions and all manner of works.
- Massive ramparts of stone are slumping, in places alarmingly, by meters each year.
- It’s tempting to compare Abe Foxman with Al Sharpton, another portly, bellicose, melodramatizing defender of ethnic ramparts.
Forms of rampart
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | ramparts |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | ramparts |
| present participle | ramparting |
| past participle | ramparted |
| past | ramparted |
Origin of rampart
Borrowed from Middle French rempart (“rampart of a fort”), from Old French remparer (“to defend, fortify, inclose with a rampart”), from re- (“again”) + emparer (“defend, fortify, surround, seize, take possession of”), from Old Occitan amparer, from Vulgar Latin *anteparō (“to prepare”), from ante- + parō (“to prepare”).
Words formed from rampart
Questions about rampart
- What does rampart mean?
- Rampart means a defensive mound of earth or a wall with a broad top and usually a stone parapet; a wall-like ridge of earth, stones or debris; an embankment for defensive purpose.
- What is rampart in Tamil?
- Rampart in Tamil is மதில். See Rampart meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is rampart?
- Rampart can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce rampart?
- Rampart is pronounced /ˈɹæm.pɑː(ɹ)t/.
- What is the plural of rampart?
- The plural of rampart is ramparts.
Words near rampart in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: rampart (page history and authors); rampart (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); rampart (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); rampart (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); rampart (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); rampart (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); पुर् (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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