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noun
- 1. a defensive wall. Similar
- 2. an extension of a ship's sides above the level of the deck: "the ships met, their crews lining the bulwarks"
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BULWARK definition: 1. something that protects you from dangerous or unpleasant situations: 2. something that protects…. Learn more.
1. a. : a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart. b. : breakwater, seawall. building a bulwark in the harbor. 2. : a strong support or protection. democratic principles that stand as a bulwark against tyranny. a bulwark of freedom. 3. nautical : the side of a ship above the upper deckusually used in plural. bulwark. 2 of 2. verb.
noun. a wall of earth or other material built for defense; rampart. any protection against external danger, injury, or annoyance: The new dam was a bulwark against future floods. any person or thing giving strong support or encouragement in time of need, danger, or doubt: Religion was his bulwark. Synonyms: mainstay, buttress, support.
bulwark in British English. (ˈbʊlwək ) noun. 1. a wall or similar structure used as a fortification; rampart. 2. a person or thing acting as a defence against injury, annoyance, etc. 3. (often plural) nautical. a solid vertical fencelike structure along the outward sides of a deck.
n. 1. A wall or embankment raised as a defensive fortification; a rampart. 2. Something serving as a defense or safeguard: "We have seen the necessity of the Union, as our bulwark against foreign danger" (James Madison). 3. A breakwater. 4. often bulwarks The part of a ship's side that is above the upper deck.
the outer defensive wall that surrounds the outer courtyard of a castle. a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns. a solid section between two crenels in a crenelated battlement. a small fort or earthwork defending a ford, pass, or castle gate.
[usually singular] bulwark (against something) (formal) a person or thing that protects or defends something. a bulwark against extremism; At the time fascism had many supporters in the West, who saw it as a bulwark against communism.
BULWARK meaning: 1. something that protects you from dangerous or unpleasant situations: 2. something that protects…. Learn more.
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BULWARK meaning: 1 : something that provides protection for or against something; 2 : a wall that is built for protection rampart
