rampart
    n 1: an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes;
         "they stormed the ramparts of the city"; "they blew the
         trumpet and the walls came tumbling down" [syn: rampart,
         bulwark, wall]

Rampart \Ram"part\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ramparted; p. pr. &
   vb. n. Ramparting.]
   To surround or protect with, or as with, a rampart or
   ramparts.
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         Those grassy hills, those glittering dells,
         Proudly ramparted with rocks.            --Coleridge.
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   Rampart gun (Fort.), a cannon or large gun for use on a
      rampart and not as a fieldpiece.
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Rampart \Ram"part\ (r[a^]m"p[aum]rt), n. [F. rempart, OF.
   rempar, fr. remparer to fortify, se remparer to fence or
   intrench one's self; pref. re- re- + pref. en- (L. in) +
   parer to defend, parry, prepare, L. parare to prepare. See
   Pare.]
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   1. That which fortifies and defends from assault; that which
      secures safety; a defense or bulwark.
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   2. (Fort.) A broad embankment of earth round a place, upon
      which the parapet is raised. It forms the substratum of
      every permanent fortification. --Mahan.
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   Syn: Bulwark; fence; security; guard.

   Usage: Rampart, Bulwark. These words were formerly
          interchanged; but in modern usage a distinction has
          sprung up between them. The rampart of a fortified
          place is the enceinte or entire main embankment or
          wall which surrounds it. The term bulwark is now
          applied to peculiarly strong outworks which project
          for the defense of the rampart, or main work. A single
          bastion is a bulwark. In using these words
          figuratively, rampart is properly applied to that
          which protects by walling out; bulwark to that which
          stands in the forefront of danger, to meet and repel
          it. Hence, we speak of a distinguished individual as
          the bulwark, not the rampart, of the state. This
          distinction, however, is often disregarded.
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Rampart, AK -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Alaska
   Population (2000):    45
   Housing Units (2000): 46
   Land area (2000):     168.793819 sq. miles (437.173965 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    168.793819 sq. miles (437.173965 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            64820
   Located within:       Alaska (AK), FIPS 02
   Location:             65.507350 N, 150.148496 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     99767
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Rampart, AK
    Rampart