bulwark English

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What does bulwark mean?

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bulwark Noun

— A bulwark is a defensive wall or rampart.

— A bulwark is an extension of a vessel's sides above the level of the deck.

bulwark

— noun a fencelike structure around a deck (usually plural)

— verb defend with a bulwark

— noun (= rampart, 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

— noun (= breakwater) a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

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bulwark English » English

rampart

bastion

stronghold

breakwater

seawall

mole

jetty

citadel

wall

groyne

groin

fortress

fortification

sconce

gunwale

fence

fastness

embankment

walling timber

wale

vallasion

rowlock

revetment

protective wall

pillar

pilerow

pile

paling

outwork

next

mound over

mound

knoll

hurdle

hillock

hedge

heap

gunnel

gun platform

fort

fencing

entrenchment

earthwork

dike

digue

dam

circum-vallation

buttress

bulkhead

brink