Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - rampart
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(ramparts) The ramparts of a castle or city are the earth walls, often with stone walls on them, that were built to protect it. ...a walk along the ramparts of the Old City. N-COUNT: usu pl ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Middle French, from ramparer to fortify, from re- + emparer to defend, from Old Occitan emparar, from Vulgar Latin *imparare, from Latin in- 2in- + parare to prepare — more at pare Date: 1536 1. a protective barrier ; bulwark 2. a broad embankment raised as a fortification and usually surmounted by a parapet 3. a wall-like ridge (as of rock fragments, earth, or debris) ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 a a defensive wall with a broad top and usu. a stone parapet. b a walkway on top of such a wall. 2 a defence or protection. --v.tr. fortify or protect with or as with a rampart. Etymology: F rempart, rempar f. remparer fortify f. emparer take possession of, ult. f. L ante before + parare prepare ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. воен. ист. крепостной вал 2. воен. опорный пункт; бастион; оплот, защите 3. воен. неприступная оборона 4. обносить валом 5. служить оплотом, защитой ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- 1583, from M.Fr. rempart, from remparer "to fortify," from re- "again" + emparer "fortify," from O.Prov. amparer, from V.L. *anteparare "prepare," from L. ante- "before" + parare "prepare." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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