as in wall
a tall, thick stone or dirt structure that is built around a castle, town, etc., to protect it from attacks
—usually plural
The city's ramparts crumbled long ago.
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Recent Examples of rampart
Viral footage of an interaction between the couple surfaced on Friday night, when Clark approach McCaffery in the ramparts of Gainbridge Field House.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2025
The Little Red Book turned into a shiny Mastercard and the stone ramparts of the Great Wall into stacks of money.
—Hazlitt, 16 July 2025
Visitors flooded in to walk the ramparts, reenact scenes, and snap selfies.
—Catherine Baab-Muguira, Quartz, 7 May 2025
Nineteen rooms are scattered over six buildings and intricate maze-like ramparts.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Dec. 2023
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2025
The Little Red Book turned into a shiny Mastercard and the stone ramparts of the Great Wall into stacks of money.
—Hazlitt, 16 July 2025
Visitors flooded in to walk the ramparts, reenact scenes, and snap selfies.
—Catherine Baab-Muguira, Quartz, 7 May 2025
Nineteen rooms are scattered over six buildings and intricate maze-like ramparts.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rampart
Noun
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Treatments for Potentially Resectable Stomach Cancer People with potentially resectable stomach cancer have a cancerous tumor that has grown into more layers of the stomach lining or wall.—
Carrie Madormo,
Health,
18 Oct. 2025
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The home features practical touches like waterproof materials, an insulated roof, and flame-retardant walls.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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South Korea is home to 28,000 American troops and a bulwark against both North Korea and China.—
Tom Nagorski,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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And now Modi, whose country was once seen by Washington as a bulwark against China in Asia, recently visited Tianjin as part of Xi Jinping’s push to create a new global diplomatic architecture without the United States.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Oct. 2025
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The office of the Oakland County Sheriff took to its official Facebook account to share the harrowing events along with photos of the deer in and out of the barricades.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Two were named publicly by family members on social media as having participated in the assault on Israel on October 7, when thousands of Palestinians breached the perimeter fence.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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Chances are your polycule can be aesthetically subdivided into twinks and dolls anyway — and if anyone’s on the fence, break down the binary!—
James Factora,
Them.,
17 Oct. 2025
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The first 100 kilowatt-peak (kWp) Fusio pilot was completed in India in 2022 on a hydro-dam site.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
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The dam’s concrete footings stretch across the Boise River near Barber Park, topped with wooden planks.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Breaking the 65 mm barrier The new design borrowed ideas from an older and unusual frame known as the bone drone.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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The man reportedly circumvented barriers that surround the altar, climbed the steps and urinated on the holy structure.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The fact that Christian didn’t pull the lines and fenders at night makes for an actual problem in the morning, which Christian doesn’t even realize until much later, after the guests have left.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
7 Oct. 2025
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Full fenders keep detritus and damp stuff at bay, and Tektro hydraulic brakes providing stopping power.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Oct. 2025
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And inside the hedges was my tour photographer hiding in bushes that had not previously been there.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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That’s modest by hedge-fund standards but remarkable for someone barely out of college.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Rampart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rampart. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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