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Bulwark

Bulwark Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Bulwark? [n] a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away [n] a fence-like structure around a deck [n] 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" [v] defend with a bulwark Synonyms \| Synonyms for Bulwark: breakwater \| bulwarks \| groin \| groyne \| jetty \| mole \| rampart \| seawall \| wall Related Terms \| Find terms related to Bulwark: abatis \| abutment \| advanced work \| aegis \| arc-boutant \| arch dam \| arm guard \| backstop \| balistraria \| bamboo curtain \| bank \| banquette \| bar \| barbed-wire entanglement \| barbican \| barrage \| barricade \| barrier \| bartizan \| bastion \| battlement \| beam \| bear-trap dam \| beaver dam \| boom \| breakwater \| breastwork \| brick wall \| buffer \| bulkhead \| bumper \| buttress \| buttress pier \| buttressing \| casemate \| cheval-de-frise \| circumvallation \| citadel \| cofferdam \| contraceptive \| contravallation \| copyright \| counterscarp \| cover \| crash helmet \| curtain \| cushion \| dam \| dashboard \| defend \| defense \| demibastion \| dike \| ditch \| dodger \| drawbridge \| earthwork \| embankment \| enclosure \| entanglement \| escarp \| escarpment \| face mask \| fence \| fend \| fender \| fieldwork \| finger guard \| flying buttress \| foot guard \| fort \| fortalice \| fortification \| fortress \| fuse \| gate \| glacis \| goggles \| governor \| gravity dam \| groin \| guard \| guardrail \| hand guard \| handrail \| hanging buttress \| hard hat \| helmet \| hydraulic-fill dam \| insulation \| interlock \| iron curtain \| jam \| jetty \| jutty \| knee guard \| knuckle guard \| laminated glass \| leaping weir \| levee \| life preserver \| lifeline \| lightning conductor \| lightning rod \| logjam \| loophole \| lunette \| machicolation \| mantelet \| mask \| merlon \| milldam \| moat \| mole \| mound \| mudguard \| nose guard \| outwork \| pad \| padding \| palisade \| palladium \| parados \| parapet \| patent \| pier \| pier buttress \| pilot \| portcullis \| postern gate \| preventive \| prophylactic \| protect \| protective clothing \| protective umbrella \| rampart \| ravelin \| redan \| redoubt \| retaining wall \| roadblock \| rock-fill dam \| safeguard \| safety \| safety glass \| safety plug \| safety rail \| safety shoes \| safety switch \| safety valve \| sally port \| scarp \| sconce \| screen \| seat belt \| seawall \| secure \| shelter \| shield \| shin guard \| shoulder \| shutter dam \| stockade \| stone wall \| stronghold \| sun helmet \| tenaille \| umbrella \| vallation \| vallum \| wall \| weir \| wicket dam \| windscreen \| windshield \| work See Also \| bailey \| barrier \| battlement \| Chinese Wall \| crenelation \| crenellation \| defend \| earthwork \| embankment \| fortification \| fraise \| Great Wall of China \| merlon \| munition \| ship Bulwark In Webster's Dictionary \Bul"wark\, n. [Akin to D. bolwerk, G. bollwerk, Sw. bolwerk, Dan. bolv["a]rk, bulv["a]rk, rampart; akin to G. bohle plank, and werk work, defense. See {Bole} stem, and {Work}, n., and cf. {Boulevard}.] 1. (Fort.) A rampart; a fortification; a bastion or outwork. 2. That which secures against an enemy, or defends from attack; any means of defense or protection. The royal navy of England hath ever been its greatest defense, . . . the floating bulwark of our island. --Blackstone. 3. pl. (Naut.) The sides of a ship above the upper deck. Syn: See {Rampart}. \Bul"wark\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bulwarked}; p. pr. & vb.n. {Bulwarking}.] To fortify with, or as with, a rampart or wall; to secure by fortification; to protect. Of some proud city, bulwarked round and armed With rising towers. --Glover.

Bulwark Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Bulwark?

[n] a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
[n] a fence-like structure around a deck
[n] 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"
[v] defend with a bulwark

Bulwark In Webster's Dictionary

\Bul"wark\, n. [Akin to D. bolwerk, G. bollwerk, Sw.
bolwerk, Dan. bolv["a]rk, bulv["a]rk, rampart; akin to G.
bohle plank, and werk work, defense. See {Bole} stem, and
{Work}, n., and cf. {Boulevard}.]
1. (Fort.) A rampart; a fortification; a bastion or outwork.

2. That which secures against an enemy, or defends from
   attack; any means of defense or protection.

         The royal navy of England hath ever been its
         greatest defense, . . . the floating bulwark of our
         island.                               --Blackstone.

3. pl. (Naut.) The sides of a ship above the upper deck.

Syn: See {Rampart}.


\Bul"wark\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bulwarked}; p. pr. &
vb.n. {Bulwarking}.]
To fortify with, or as with, a rampart or wall; to secure by
fortification; to protect.

      Of some proud city, bulwarked round and armed With
      rising towers.                           --Glover.

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