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English to English noun
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an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes |  | Example: they stormed the ramparts of the city
they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down
source: wordnet30
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a fencelike structure around a deck (usually plural) | | source: wordnet30
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a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away | | source: wordnet30
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A rampart; a fortification; a bastion or outwork. | | source: webster1913
verb
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defend with a bulwark | | source: wordnet30
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To fortify with, or as with, a rampart or wall; to secure by fortification; to protect. | | source: webster1913
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