Rampart

Rampart - Other Definitions

• (n.) That which fortifies and defends from assault; that which secures safety; a defense or bulwark.
  
  
• (n.) A broad embankment of earth round a place, upon which the parapet is raised. It forms the substratum of every permanent fortification.
  
  
• (v. t.) To surround or protect with, or as with, a rampart or ramparts.
  
  
• (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rampart