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ram·part

   [ram-pahrt, -pert]
noun
1.
Fortification.
a.
a broad elevation or mound of earth raised as a fortification around a place and usually capped with a stone or earth parapet.
b.
such an elevation together with the parapet.
2.
anything serving as a bulwark or defense.
verb (used with object)
3.
to furnish with or as if with a rampart.

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Origin:
1575–85; < Middle French, derivative of remparer, equivalent to re- re- + emparer to take possession of < Provençal amparar ≪ Latin ante- ante- + parāre to prepare

Synonyms
2. fortification, breastwork, barricade, guard.

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  • Lindsey lived his life at the environmental ramparts.
  • But outside the ramparts are scenes of everyday peasant life.
  • Before and behind me the glowing ramparts dominate the landscape for miles around.
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rampart
1583, from M.Fr. rempart, from remparer "to fortify," from re- "again" + emparer "fortify, take possession of," from O.Prov. amparer, from V.L. *anteparare "prepare," prop. "to make preparations beforehand," from L. ante- "before" (see ante) + parare "prepare" (see pare).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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