rampart

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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

In a nation whose strict policies earned it the nickname “Fortress Australia,” the last rampart has fallen.

From Washington Post • Mar. 2, 2022

“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 Paramour Mansion stands behind a wrought-iron gate and a rampart of pine trees at the top of a steep hill.

From The Guardian • May 12, 2016

On the highest rampart of the fortress was a tower of adamant: just one flight of steps up to a set of rooms whose windows looked out north, south, east, and west.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman