protective wall words

BArT C. (United States of America)
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  1. rampart
    an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
  2. bulwark
    an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
  3. wall
    an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
  4. fortification
    the act of increasing the strength of something
  5. Great Wall of China
    a fortification 1,500 miles long built across northern China in the 3rd century BC; it averages 6 meters in width
  6. embankment
    a long artificial mound of stone or earth
  7. battlement
    a notched rampart around the top of a castle or city wall
Created on Fri Jan 07 15:01:02 EST 2011 (updated Fri Jan 07 15:02:29 EST 2011)

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