Rampart vs Fortification - What's the difference?
rampart | fortification |
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.
(usually, in the plural) A steep bank of a river or gorge.
To defend with a rampart; fortify or surround with a rampart.
* Coleridge
The act of fortifying; the art or science of fortifying places to strengthen defence against an enemy.
That which fortifies; especially, a work or works erected to defend a place against attack; a fortified place; a fortress; a fort; a castle.
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*:“[…] We are engaged in a great work, a treatise on our river fortifications , perhaps? But since when did army officers afford the luxury of amanuenses in this simple republic?”
An increase in effectiveness, as by adding ingredients.
* 1979 , Kiplinger's Personal Finance (volume 33, number 7, July 1979, page 47)
As nouns the difference between rampart and fortification
is that rampart is 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 while fortification is fortification.As a verb rampart
is to defend with a rampart; fortify or surround with a rampart.rampart
English
Noun
(en noun)Verb
(en verb)- Those grassy hills, those glittering dells, / Proudly ramparted with rocks.
Derived terms
* rampartedExternal links
* * *fortification
English
(wikipedia fortification)Noun
(en noun)- Compare the nutrition information label of a regular ready-to-eat fortified cereal with that of a presweetened brand and you'll note that, although the sweetened one's sugar content is higher, the fortification is virtually identical.
