rempart
French → English
(military) Rampart: a tall defensive wall of a castle or city, often with a walking path
Les soldats patrouillaient sur les remparts de la cité médiévale.
(English) The soldiers were patrolling the ramparts of the medieval city.
Les anciens remparts de Carcassonne protégeaient les habitants contre les sièges.
(English) The old ramparts of Carcassonne protected the inhabitants against sieges.
(figurative) Safeguard: something that serves as protection or defense against an external threat
Le droit moral est un rempart pour protéger les créations de l'auteur.
(English) Moral rights are a safeguard to protect the author's creations.
Ce soldat fit un rempart de son corps pour sauver son capitaine.
(English) This soldier made a shield of his body to save his captain.
Entry ID: fr:en:rempart · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary