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Relais :: Relais (n.) A narrow space between the foot of the rampart and the scarp of the ditch, serving to receive the earth that may crumble off or be washed down, and prevent its falling into the ditch..

Ramparted :: Ramparted (imp. & p. p.) of Rampar.

Defilade :: Defilade (v. t.) To raise, as a rampart, so as to shelter interior works commanded from some higher point..

Terreplein :: Terreplein (n.) The top, platform, or horizontal surface, of a rampart, on which the cannon are placed. See Illust. of Casemate..

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

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..

Rampart :: Rampart (v. t.) To surround or protect with, or as with, a rampart or ramparts..

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..

Rampart :: Rampart (n.) A broad embankment of earth round a place, upon which the parapet is raised. It forms the substratum of every permanent fortification..

Vallum :: Vallum (n.) A rampart; a wall, as in a fortification..

Circumvallate :: Circumvallate (a.) Surrounded with a wall; inclosed with a rampart.

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

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

Envelop :: Envelop (n.) A work of earth, in the form of a single parapet or of a small rampart. It is sometimes raised in the ditch and sometimes beyond it..

Vallar :: Vallar (a.) Of or pertaining to a rampart.

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

Rampire :: Rampire (n.) A rampart.

Stational :: Station (v. t.) To place; to set; to appoint or assign to the occupation of a post, place, or office; as, to station troops on the right of an army; to station a sentinel on a rampart; to station ships on the coasts of Africa..

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

Circumvallation :: Circumvallation (n.) The act of surrounding with a wall or rampart.

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