Meaning of BULWARK
| Pronunciation: | | 'bûlwurk
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- [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
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| | Synonyms: | | breakwater, bulwarks, groin, groyne, jetty, mole, rampart, seawall, wall |
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| | See Also: | | bailey, barrier, battlement, Chinese Wall, crenelation, crenellation, defend, earthwork, embankment, fortification, fraise, Great Wall of China, merlon, munition, ship | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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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