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rampart

[ram-pahrt, -pert] / ˈræm pɑrt, -pərt /


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On top of this base, turf would have been laid to build a rampart about 2 metres high.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2023

Up close, the structure, which will cost as much as $40 million, looks less like a dune and more like a rampart.

From New York Times • Nov. 2, 2022

And the overwhelming suspicion was that he was looking for a rampart to which he could retreat in the event of outright civilisational collapse.

From The Guardian • Feb. 15, 2018

“If this wall breaks, there’s simply no holding back the Java Sea,” said Brinkman, gesturing from the rampart toward the city.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 21, 2017

The rampart had to be at least fifty feet up.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley




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