rampart

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ram·part [rampart ramparts ramparted ramparting] BrE [ˈræmpɑːt] NAmE [ˈræmpɑːrt] noun usually plural
a high wide wall of stone or earth with a path on top, built around a castle, town, etc. to defend it
•Visitors can walk along the castle ramparts.

Word Origin:
late 16th cent.: from French rempart, from remparer ‘fortify, take possession of again’, based on Latin ante ‘before’ parare ‘prepare’.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  bulwark, wall