rampart

Other forms of rampart

plural

ramparts·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about rampart

What does rampart mean?

rampart means "an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes".

How many syllables are in rampart?

rampart has 2 syllables: ram-part. The stress falls on "ram". In IPA it is /ˈɹæmˌpɑɹt/.

What is another word for rampart?

Close synonyms include bulwark, wall. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rampart a common word?

rampart is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with rampart?

7 words rhyme with rampart. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.