transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈram-ˌpärt, -pərt ]
noun
Etymology: Middle French, from ramparer to fortify, from re- + emparer to defend, from Old Occitan emparar, from Vulgar Latin * imparare, from Latin in- in- (II) + parare to prepare — more at pare
Date: 1536
1. : a protective barrier : bulwark
2. : a broad embankment raised as a fortification and usually surmounted by a parapet
3. : a wall-like ridge (as of rock fragments, earth, or debris)