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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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obstruction
English
Etymology
From Latin obstructio (“hindrance”), from obstruo (“build against, block, stop”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?b?st??k.??n/
Noun
obstruction (countable and uncountable, plural obstructions)
- The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.
- Something which obstructs or impedes, either intentionally or unintentionally
- Synonyms: obstacle, impediment, hindrance
- The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in their usual course; the arrest of the vital functions; death.
Synonyms
- block
- hindrance
- impedance
- roadblock
- stop
- See also Thesaurus:hindrance
Derived terms
- deobstruction
Translations
French
Etymology
From Latin obstr?cti?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p.st?yk.sj??/
Noun
obstruction f (plural obstructions)
- block (something that prevents passing)
- obstruction
Further reading
- “obstruction” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Interlingua
Noun
obstruction (plural obstructiones)
- obstruction
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