1. Noun
A rampart; a fortification; a bastion or outwork.
2. Noun
That which secures against an enemy, or defends from attack; any means of defense or protection.
3. Noun
The sides of a ship above the upper deck.
4. Verb
To fortify with, or as with, a rampart or wall; to secure by fortification; to protect.
5. Noun
a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
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6. Noun
a fencelike structure around a deck
Vocabulary classified under Engineering
7. Noun
an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes; "they stormed the ramparts of the city"; "they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down"
Vocabulary classified under Engineering
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