Rampart

Rampart

Rampart may refer to:
* A type of defensive wall consisting of a low earthen embankment topped by a parapet or palisade
* LAPD Rampart Division, a division of the Los Angeles Police Department
* "Ramparts" Magazine, a leftist American magazine
* Rampart (arcade game), a 1990 puzzle arcade game
* Rampart Street in New Orleans, Louisiana
* Rampart Search and Rescue located in Adams County, Colorado
* Rampart, Alaska, a census-designated place
* Rampart crater, a feature on Mars
* RampART Social Center, an anti-authoritarian social centre in Whitechapel, East London UK
* Ramparts, instrumental track from the 2001 album "To Record Only Water for Ten Days" by John Frusciante
* Ramparts, seventh track from the 2003 album "Zitilites" by Danish Rock Band Kashmir
* Rampart Casino at The Resort at Summerlin
* Rampart General Hospital, the fictional hospital of the "Emergency!" television series
* Apache Rampart module, a module from the Apache Software Foundation for Web Services security
* Rampart High School, a Unitarian School of Excellence located in Colorado Springs, Colorado

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  • Rampart — Ram part (r[a^]m p[aum]rt), n. [F. rempart, OF. rempar, fr. remparer to fortify, se remparer to fence or intrench one s self; pref. re re + pref. en (L. in) + parer to defend, parry, prepare, L. parare to prepare. See {Pare}.] [1913 Webster] 1.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Rampart — Éditeur Atari Games Domark, Electronic Arts, Tengen Développeur Atari Games Concepteur John Salwitz, David Ralston Date de sortie 1990 Genre …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Rampart — Ram part, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ramparted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ramparting}.] To surround or protect with, or as with, a rampart or ramparts. [1913 Webster] Those grassy hills, those glittering dells, Proudly ramparted with rocks. Coleridge. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Rampart — ist ein Arcade Spiel, das von Atari Games 1990 hergestellt wurde. Es wurde 1991 zunächst für Nintendo Entertainment System portiert, 1992 dann für Amiga 500, Amiga 600, Atari Lynx, Atari ST, Commodore C64, Super Nintendo Entertainment System und… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Rampart — Rampart, AK U.S. Census Designated Place in Alaska Population (2000): 45 Housing Units (2000): 46 Land area (2000): 168.793819 sq. miles (437.173965 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 168.793819 sq …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Rampart, AK — U.S. Census Designated Place in Alaska Population (2000): 45 Housing Units (2000): 46 Land area (2000): 168.793819 sq. miles (437.173965 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 168.793819 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • rampart — [ram′pärt΄, ram′pərt] n. [Fr rempart < remparer, to fortify a place < re , again + emparer < Prov amparer, to fortify < L ante, before + parare, to PREPARE] 1. an embankment of earth, usually surmounted by a parapet, encircling a… …   English World dictionary

  • rampart — index barrier, buffer zone, bulwark, mainstay, security (safety), shield Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …   Law dictionary

  • rampart — (n.) 1580s, from M.Fr. rempart, from remparer to fortify, from re again (see RE (Cf. re )) + emparer fortify, take possession of, from O.Prov. amparer, from V.L. *anteparare prepare, properly to make preparations beforehand, from L. ante …   Etymology dictionary

  • rampart — *bulwark, breastwork, parapet, bastion …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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