ramparts

• “Of course, to be fair, the word ramparts does not appear in that Franklin classic, so that may have helped.”

  The Washington Post: Grammys 2011: Christina Aguilera officially redeems herself

• “The hauntingly serene blue-and-white medina, enclosed in Portuguese ramparts, is home to the French-owned Taros,”

  Going Coastal

• “All to hear was the spilling of the river at the cascade under the bridge and the plopping of the waves against the wall we call the ramparts, that keeps the sea from thrashing on the Tolbooth.”

  John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn

• “There also, in the landward ramparts, is a charming Zoo of the Whipsnade sort.”

  Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: Part V

• “For some, seeing a castle brings to mind a fairy tale ball where a beautiful blond princess met her brawny beau; for others, strolling inside the ramparts is a way to experience firsthand the more serious -- not to mention dark and violent -- aspects of history.”

  The Huffington Post: The World's Most Spectacular Castles (PHOTOS)

• “Inside the ramparts are the sativas, the cultivated plants, soft and vulnerable, too highbred and civilized for fighting.”

  Simon & Schuster: The Dirty Life

• “It was flat, but lurking in the shadows near the ramparts was a half-obscured object that made his heart leap with excitement as he began to figure out its form.”

  Simon & Schuster: The Edge of Madness

• “What you call your ramparts might be battered down with roasted apples. ”

  The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3

• “The first invader on the ramparts was a wiry, quick Marcomanni, one of the fierce German tribes.”

  The Eternal Mercenary

• “Within the ramparts is another fort of white stone, which in past times was frequently occupied by the sovereigns of the country.”

  Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 337, November, 1843

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