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Fraise :: Fraise (n.) A defense consisting of pointed stakes driven into the ramparts in a horizontal or inclined position.

Fausse-braye :: Fausse-braye (n.) A second raampart, exterior to, and parallel to, the main rampart, and considerably below its level..

Mound :: Mound (n.) An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embarkment thrown up for defense; a bulwark; a rampart; also, a natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock, or knoll..

Brisure :: Brisure (n.) Any part of a rampart or parapet which deviates from the general direction.

Boulevard :: Boulevard (n.) Originally, a bulwark or rampart of fortification or fortified town..

Vallation :: Vallation (n.) A rampart or intrenchment.

Batter :: Batter (v. t.) To beat with successive blows; to beat repeatedly and with violence, so as to bruise, shatter, or demolish; as, to batter a wall or rampart..

Bulwark :: Bulwark (n.) A rampart; a fortification; a bastion or outwork.

Line :: Line (n.) A trench or rampart.

Moat :: Moat (n.) A deep trench around the rampart of a castle or other fortified place, sometimes filled with water; a ditch..

Bulwark :: Bulwark (v. t.) To fortify with, or as with, a rampart or wall; to secure by fortification; to protect..

Parapet :: Parapet (n.) A wall, rampart, or elevation of earth, for covering soldiers from an enemy's fire; a breastwork. See Illust. of Casemate..

Wall :: Wall (n.) A defense; a rampart; a means of protection; in the plural, fortifications, in general; works for defense..

Spur :: Spur (n.) A wall that crosses a part of a rampart and joins to an inner wall.

Curtain :: Curtain (n.) That part of the rampart and parapet which is between two bastions or two gates. See Illustrations of Ravelin and Bastion.

Defilading :: Defilading (n.) The art or act of determining the directions and heights of the lines of rampart with reference to the protection of the interior from exposure to an enemy's fire from any point within range, or from any works which may be erected..

Fort :: Fort (n.) A strong or fortified place; usually, a small fortified place, occupied only by troops, surrounded with a ditch, rampart, and parapet, or with palisades, stockades, or other means of defense; a fortification..

Counterguard :: Counterguard (n.) A low outwork before a bastion or ravelin, consisting of two lines of rampart parallel to the faces of the bastion, and protecting them from a breaching fire..

Round :: Round (n.) A walk performed by a guard or an officer round the rampart of a garrison, or among sentinels, to see that the sentinels are faithful and all things safe; also, the guard or officer, with his attendants, who performs this duty; -- usually in the plural..

Trench :: Trench (v. t.) To fortify by cutting a ditch, and raising a rampart or breastwork with the earth thrown out of the ditch; to intrench..

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