rampart

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Mr Ambekar says that portions of an earthen rampart believed to have been built by the region's first settlers exists even today.

From BBC • May 5, 2025

One of them, “View From the Citadel Ramparts in Copenhagen by Moonlight,” shows two sailors and a soldier standing on the rampart of a citadel that was battered during the Napoleonic Wars.

From Washington Post • Feb. 3, 2023

More than just a simple barrier, Hadrian’s Wall was a cleverly designed military rampart manned by 20,000 troops.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 11, 2018

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

The rampart behind the hotel remains, though many of its embrasures along the top have been shattered.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr