noun · rare

rampart

rampart · ramparts

стіна, мур, вал

вал, укрепление, защита, стена

Wall, Bollwerk, Schutzwall, Festungswall

A defensive mound of earth or a wall with a broad top and usually a stone parapetA 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.

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/ˈɹæm.pɑː(ɹ)t/

» This is all that remains of the old ramparts.

Das ist alles, was von der alten Festungsmauer übriggeblieben ist. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Meaning

4 senses

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.
Festungswall, Wall, Verteidigungswall
валval, оборони́тельный валoboronítelʹnyj val
A defensive structure; a protective barrier; a bulwark.
Bollwerk
валval, бастио́нbastión, опло́тoplót
That which defends against intrusion from outside; a protection.
Bollwerk
стена́stená, защи́таzaščíta
(usually plural)A steep bank of a river or gorge.
Wall
круто́й бе́регkrutój béreg

More definitions

an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes

Examples

5 sentences

This is all that remains of the old ramparts.
deDas ist alles, was von der alten Festungsmauer übriggeblieben ist. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro’ the perilous fight, o’er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming.
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I'll answer any question, as long as it pertains to Rampart.
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I saw the ramparts of my native land. One time so strong, now dropping in decay.
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Historically, the Russian word for "city" comes from the presence of a defensive fence around the settlement - a rampart or wall.
ruИсторически термин "город" происходит от наличия вокруг поселения оборонительной ограды — вала или стены. — BW
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Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 4

defensive ridge of earth:

defensive structure; bulwark:

protection against intrusion:

steep bank of a river or gorge:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

defensive ridge of earth:

defensive structure; bulwark:

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French rempart (“rampart of a fort”), from Old French remparer (“to d

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”).

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