Ramparts
[ræm,pɑ:ts]
Examples
- Every inch of the ramparts themselves is beneath the eye of a sentry. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Then the ramparts--O Prince, it is hopeless. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- From here on for four miles to the outer ramparts our way will be beset by countless dangers. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- What a very heaven the messy towers and ramparts of vast Mars Saba looked to us when we caught a first glimpse of them! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- There would be a little better chance by night, but even then the ramparts are well guarded; possibly better than by day. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- He would walk round the ramparts, and join them with the carriage. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- The Turks resisted to the last, the garrison perished on the ramparts, and we entered by assault. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Again Tars Tarkas ordered the charge, and once more the mighty thoats bore their terrible riders against the ramparts of the enemy. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Within the temples that lie behind the ramparts a million fighting-men are ever ready. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
Editor: Sallust