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)