rampart
noun /ˈræmpɑːt/
/ˈræmpɑːrt/
[usually plural]- a high wide wall of stone or earth with a path on top, built around a castle, town, etc. to defend it
壁垒;城墙 - Visitors can walk along the castle ramparts.
游客可以沿着城堡的城墙散步。
词源late 16th cent.: from French rempart, from remparer ‘fortify, take possession of again’, based on Latin ante ‘before’ + parare ‘prepare’. - Visitors can walk along the castle ramparts.