Main Entry:

ram·part

Pronunciation:

\ˈram-ˌpärt, -pərt\

Function:

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)