rampart

Plural: ramparts

Noun

an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
- "they stormed the ramparts of the city"
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.
A steep bank of a river or gorge.

Verb

Verb Forms: ramparted, ramparting, ramparts

To fortify or furnish with a protective embankment.
To defend with a rampart; fortify or surround with a rampart.

Examples

He decided to RAMPART his low-scoring letters, holding them for a better opportunity.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French rempart (“rampart of a fort”), from Old French remparer (“to defend, fortify, inclose with a rampart”), from re- (“again”) + emparer (“defend, fortify, surround, seize, take possession of”), from Old Occitan amparer, from Vulgar Latin *anteparō (“to prepare”), from ante- + parō (“to prepare”).

Synonyms

bulwark, wall

Scrabble Score: 11

rampart: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
rampart: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
rampart: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

rampart: valid Words With Friends Word