THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
HISTORY OF THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER
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castle
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wall around a fort
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bridge
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big hole
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Detailed explanation-1: -In fortification architecture, a bank or rampart is a length of embankment or wall forming part of the defensive boundary of a castle, hillfort, settlement or other fortified site. It is usually broad-topped and made of excavated earth and/or masonry.
Detailed explanation-2: -: a broad embankment raised as a fortification and usually surmounted by a parapet. 3. : a wall-like ridge (as of rock fragments, earth, or debris)
Detailed explanation-3: -Castle Ramparts are the defensive bank or walls of rubble, stone, or earth, usually encircling the structure to protect it from enemy attacks and allow defenders to fire weapons at them. The word ‘Rampart’ is derived from the French word ‘Remparer’ which means ‘to fortify’.
Detailed explanation-4: -OTHER WORDS FOR rampart 2 fortification, breastwork, barricade, guard.
Detailed explanation-5: -earthwork-an earthen rampart. embankment-a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection. fortification, munition-defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it.