Rampart gun

Rampart gun
Rampart Ram"part, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ramparted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ramparting}.] To surround or protect with, or as with, a rampart or ramparts. [1913 Webster]

Those grassy hills, those glittering dells, Proudly ramparted with rocks. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]

{Rampart gun} (Fort.), a cannon or large gun for use on a rampart and not as a fieldpiece. [1913 Webster]


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