Synonyms of ramparts

ramparts

noun

plural of rampart

as in walls

a tall, thick stone or dirt structure that is built around a castle, town, etc., to protect it from attacks

The city's ramparts crumbled long ago.

Related Words

• walls
• barricades
• barriers
• dams
• bulwarks
• fences
• chains
• fenders
• cushions
• hedges
• buffers
• bumpers
• obstacles
• pads
• blocks
• obstructions
• impediments
• hurdles
• inhibitions
• palings
• interferences
• embarrassments
• roadblocks
• hindrances
• encumbrances
• bars
• constraints
• lets
• deterrents
• stumbling blocks
• handicaps
• shackles
• restraints
• clogs
• stops
• curbs
• pales
• fetters
• manacles
• trammels
• snags
• crimps
• hobbles
• drags

Dissimilar Words

• gates
• doors
• entrances
• entries
• doorways
• portals
• gaps
• entranceways
• entryways
• passes
• breaks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ramparts

Gaspare Fossati, the architect best known for restoring Hagia Sophia, renovated the building in the 1840s, while the remains of 13th-century Genoese ramparts still form part of the restaurant walls downstairs. — Liam Hess, Vogue, 1 July 2026

Finally, unable to stand down the household guard on her own, Alicent confesses her scheme to Helaena, who orders the sentries on the ramparts to hold fire when Rhaenyra flies in on Syrax. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026

In 1946, Picasso set up his studio in Château Grimaldi, a former medieval castle perched above the ramparts. — Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026

The best are those on top floors with views of the pool or Caribbean Sea beyond city ramparts—uninterrupted for over 500 miles north to Jamaica. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 May 2026

Located in the idyllic region of Ripollès, the ramparts of castle Llaés look out upon both the Pyrenees and bucolic hillsides where goats graze. — Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 2026

Military engineers resorted to building lower, thicker ramparts, backed by earth, and sought to eliminate blind spots by building angular bastions — the aforementioned extrusions. — Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026

In this sense, Welles’s songs are far better suited to social media than to the stage, to say nothing of the ramparts. — Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2026

It is comprised of two ramparts, one around the exterior of the village, and a small one situated at the center of the mound. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 4 Jan. 2026