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bulwark
\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.
bulwark
\bul"wark\ (&?;), n. [akin to d. bolwerk, g. bollwerk, sw. bolwerk, dan. bolv?rk, bulv?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.
3. pl. (naut.) the sides of a ship above the upper deck.


A parapet, or extension of the hull planking above the weather deck, and carried round the vessel providing protection from weather.

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Noun
1. 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"
(synonym) rampart, wall
(hypernym) embankment
(hyponym) Antonine Wall
(part-holonym) fortification, munition
2. a fence-like structure around a deck
(synonym) bulwarks
(hypernym) barrier
(part-holonym) ship
3. a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
(synonym) breakwater, groin, groyne, mole, seawall, jetty
(hypernym) barrier
Verb
1. defend with a bulwark
(hypernym) defend
(derivation) rampart, wall


A solid structure or wall raised for defense. In nautical terms, it's a breakwater or the part of a ship's side above the upper deck provided with a gangplank for passengers to board. By extension, a bulwark is anything that protects one from danger or unpleasantness.
usage note:"Barricade," "breastwork" and "earthwork" are other terms for defensive structures. A bulwark refers to the sturdiest of the all. A "barricade" is a hasty construction to deter an immediate threat; "breastwork" refers to a low temporary wall hurriedly built and "earthwork" means a pile of dirt.


Trusiad = n. a ward, a bulwark Ysgor = n. a rampart, a bulwark

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(v. t.)
To fortify with, or as with, a rampart or wall; to secure by fortification; to protect.
   (n.)
The sides of a ship above the upper deck.
   (n.)
That which secures against an enemy, or defends from attack; any means of defense or protection.
   (n.)
A rampart; a fortification; a bastion or outwork.
  

Anything that gives security or defense.


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