rampart
ram.part \'ram-.pa:rt, -p*rt\ n [MF] 1: a broad embankment raised as a fortification and usu. surmounted by a pa rapet 2: a protective barrier : BULWARK 3: a ridge like a wall of rock fragments, earth, or other debris
Webster's English Dictionaryram.part \'ram-.pa:rt, -p*rt\ n [MF] 1: a broad embankment raised as a fortification and usu. surmounted by a pa rapet 2: a protective barrier : BULWARK 3: a ridge like a wall of rock fragments, earth, or other debris