English → Latin
“rampart” in Latin
vallumwall, rampart, entrenchmentaggerearthwork, particularly defensive ramparts or bulwarks, dykes, dams, causeways, and piers; rubble or earth used or intenfascinōto enchant, bewitch, charm, fascinate (especially by the eyes or tongue)exstruōto pile, heap or build up; to build up, raise, rear, erect, construct
The English word rampart itself goes back to Latin parō, through *anteparō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
rampart
PROP., vallum (the whole of that part of fortification, with its palisades, fascines, etc.): agger (a mound either of stone, rubbish, or earth). To erect or to make a rampart, aggerem jacere, or facere, or exstruere: vallum ducere: to surround the camp with a rampart and ditch, castra munire vallo fossaque: to surround a town with a rampart and ditch, urbem vallo et fossā cingere.
Figuratively, Anything serving as a defence; Vid. DEFENCE, BULWARK.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for rampart?
- The usual Latin words for “rampart” are vallum, agger, fascinō; also exstruō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.