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rampart
English
Etymology
From Old French rempart (“a rampart of a fort”), from remparer (“to defend, fortify, inclose with a rampart”), from re- (“again”) + emparer (“to defend, fortify, surround, seize, take possesion of”), from en- + parer (“to defend”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??æm.p??(?)t/
Noun
rampart (plural ramparts)
- A defensive mound of earth or a wall with a broad top and usually a stone parapet; a wall-like ridge of earth, stones or debris; an embankment for defensive purpose.
- A defensive structure; a protective barrier; a bulwark.
- That which defends against intrusion from outside; a protection.
- (usually in the plural) A steep bank of a river or gorge.
Translations
Verb
rampart (third-person singular simple present ramparts, present participle ramparting, simple past and past participle ramparted)
- To defend with a rampart; fortify or surround with a rampart.
- 1793, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Ode on the Departing Year
- Those grassy hills, those glittering dells, / Proudly ramparted with rocks.
- 1793, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Ode on the Departing Year
Derived terms
- ramparted
Related terms
- fraise
Translations
Further reading
- rampart in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- rampart in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- rampart at OneLook Dictionary Search
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obstacle
English
Etymology
From Middle English obstacle, from Old French obstacle, from Latin obst?culum.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??bst?kl?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /??bst?kl?/
- Hyphenation: ob?sta?cle
Noun
obstacle (plural obstacles)
- Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress
- A big obstacle to understanding the manual was that it had been poorly translated from the Japanese.
Synonyms
- impediment
- hindrance
- hurdle
- barrier
- complication
- snag
- See also Thesaurus:hindrance
Translations
Anagrams
- Casebolt, costable
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin obst?culum.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /ops?ta.kl?/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ups?ta.kl?/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ops?ta.kle/
Noun
obstacle m (plural obstacles)
- obstacle
Derived terms
- obstaculitzar
Further reading
- “obstacle” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin obstaculum, from obst?
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p.stakl/
Noun
obstacle m (plural obstacles)
- obstacle
Derived terms
- course d'obstacles
- faire obstacle
- saut d'obstacles
Further reading
- “obstacle” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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