Ramparted

Ramparted
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]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ramparting — 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • ram|part — «RAM pahrt», noun, verb. –n. 1. a wide bank of earth, often with a wall on top, built around a fort to help defend it: »O er the ramparts we watched (Francis Scott Key). SYNONYM(S): embankment. 2. Figurative: »to strengthen the ramparts of… …   Useful english dictionary

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