rampart

IPA: rˈæmpɑrt

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.
A defensive structure; a protective barrier; a bulwark.
That which defends against intrusion from outside; a protection.
(usually in the plural) A steep bank of a river or gorge.

Examples of "rampart" in Sentences

The height of the rampart is 20 ft., and the width 32 ft.
The rampart is the common road for carriages of all kinds.
Against the rampart was the spectral shape of a man, propped up on his back, limbs spread out.
The first, however, to approach the rampart were the consul and the troops he was bringing from the sea.
At the end of the rampart was a small colonnade, and at the end of that, winding stairs that led down to the Prophet's quarters.
Beneath the rampart is a tidal river, and on the other side, for a long distance, the mossy walls of the immense garden of a seminary.
[Page 158] elegant chalet, similar in construction to a Chinese pagoda: in front of it, a little piece of ground inclosed by a rampart is reserved for the pair.
In front of the rampart was a wet ditch (A), 100 ft. wide, fed with fresh water from a neighbouring brook by an inlet at the south-western corner (C) and emptied by an outfall on the east
The Emperor Hadrian built (A.D. 120) the rampart from the Solway to the German Ocean as a barrier against the Caledonians, giving up the more northern conquests; but Lollius Urbicus, the prætor, drove the enemy back, and built a lesser wall from the Forth to the Clyde, A.D.