Bulwark

Of fortification and embankment.   May also be referred to as rampart and wall.

An embankment built around a space for defensive purposes; "they stormed the ramparts of the city"; "they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down".

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Crenelation

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    A rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or g...

  • merlon 0 facts

    A solid section between two crenels in a crenelated battlement.

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  • earthwork 1 facts

    An earthen rampart.

  • fraise 0 facts

    Sloping or horizontal rampart of pointed stakes.

  • bailey 0 facts

    The outer defensive wall that surrounds the outer courtyard of a castle.