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Rampart vs Vallum - What's the difference?

rampart | vallum |

As nouns the difference between rampart and vallum

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 vallum is (historical|roman antiquity) a rampart; a wall, as in a fortification.

As a verb rampart

is to defend with a rampart; fortify or surround with a rampart.

rampart

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To defend with a rampart; fortify or surround with a rampart.
  • * Coleridge
  • Those grassy hills, those glittering dells, / Proudly ramparted with rocks.

    Derived terms

    * ramparted

    vallum

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (historical, Roman antiquity) A rampart; a wall, as in a fortification.
  • (Webster 1913) ----