Rampart - Английское значение и перевод слова Rampart на Русский язык

noun

The outer defence of a castle or walled city, especially a double tower above a gate or drawbridge.

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A barbican is a city's first line of defence: and railtrack is a company under siege.

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A battlemented parapet or an overhanging corner turret at the top of a castle or church tower.

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The impressive exterior features divided stone windows and bartizans with carved rams or flowers.

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A projecting part of a fortification built at an angle to the line of a wall, so as to allow defensive fire in several directions.

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A large area was enclosed by a defensive wall with bastions and monumental gates, and the natural s…

noun

A parapet at the top of a wall, especially of a fort or castle, that has regularly spaced squared openings for shooting through.

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Here, you can see stone cannon balls built into the castle walls, defensive battlements and interio…

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A low temporary defence or parapet.

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Up ahead were gentle country hills, picket fences - and what looked like breastworks and fortificat…

noun

A defensive wall.

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After landing virtually unopposed, the fifth corps moved toward the san juan heights, the principal…

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Something that protects you from dangerous or unpleasant situations

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My savings were to be a bulwark against unemployment.

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A defensive wall of a castle or walled city.

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A small stream encircled the space between the inner and outer circumvallations

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A large artificial bank of soil, especially one used as a fortification.

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Bronze age earthworks

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A raised area of earth made, especially in the past, for defence against enemy attack

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A wall or bank of earth or stone built to prevent a river flooding an area.

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Chelsea embankment

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An artificial slope made of earth or stones

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A river embankment

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A defensive wall or other reinforcement built to strengthen a place against attack.

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The building and maintenance of fortifications

noun

The act of strengthening something, esp. in order to protect it

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[ u ] i had a cup of tea as fortification for the afternoon’s work., [ usually pl ] those towers we…

noun

A section of a fortification or system of defence which is in front of the main part.

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Outside the main defences lay large outworks such as the terra nova and fort william.

verb

Work harder, faster, or longer than (someone else).

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He was tireless in the field, able to outwork almost everyone around him

noun

Work that is done for a company by employees who work at home rather than in an office

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We are a small, family-run unit relying heavily on outwork., they did everything they could to outw…

noun

A fence of wooden stakes or iron railings fixed in the ground, forming an enclosure or defence.

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At this time fortifications consisted mainly of earth banks and wooden palisades

verb

Enclose or provide (a building or place) with a palisade.

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He palisaded the ends of the streets, and made the town a roughly fortified camp

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A long row of cliffs (= high area of rock with a steep side)

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A low protective wall along the edge of a roof, bridge, or balcony.

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She stood on the bridge, leaning over the parapet to watch the water race by

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A low wall along the edge of a roof, bridge, etc.

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A barrier formed from upright wooden posts or stakes, especially as a defence against attack or as a means of confining animals.

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They built stockades around their towns

verb

Enclose (an area) by erecting a stockade.

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They fortified themselves strongly and stockaded the city

noun

(in ancient rome) a defensive wall, rampart, or stockade.

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There was a ditch on the north side, and a military zone on the south defined by an earthwork calle…