Rampart vs Obstruction - What's the difference?
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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 obstructing, or state of being obstructed.
That which obstructs or impedes; an obstacle; an impediment; a hindrance.
The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in their usual course; the arrest of the vital functions; death.
Rampart is a related term of obstruction.
As nouns the difference between rampart and obstruction
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 obstruction is the act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.As a verb rampart
is to defend with a rampart; fortify or surround with a rampart.rampart
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(en verb)- Those grassy hills, those glittering dells, / Proudly ramparted with rocks.