English noun: rampart | |||
1. | rampart (artifact) an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes | ||
Samples | They stormed the ramparts of the city. They blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down. | ||
Synonyms | bulwark, wall | ||
Broader (hypernym) | embankment | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bailey, battlement, crenelation, crenellation, earthwork, fraise, merlon | ||
Instance hyponym | Antonine Wall, Chinese Wall, Great Wall, Great Wall of China | ||
Part meronym | fortification, munition | ||