A bulwark is a wall built for protection or defense. If you and your pals build a secret fort for girls only, you might want to build a bulwark to surround it with a "No Boys Allowed" sign posted prominently.
A rampart; a fortification; a bastion or outwork.
Noun
a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
Noun
a fence-like structure around a deck
Noun
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"
Verb
defend with a bulwark
n.
A rampart; a fortification; a bastion or outwork.
n.
That which secures against an enemy, or defends from
attack; any means of defense or protection.
n.
The sides of a ship above the upper deck.
v. t.
To fortify with, or as with, a rampart or wall; to
secure by fortification; to protect.
Bulwark
The royal navy of England hath ever been its greatest defense, . . . the floating bulwark of our island.3.
Bulwark
Of some proud city, bulwarked round and armed With rising towers.
A rampart; a fortification; a bastion or outwork.
To fortify with, or as with, a rampart or wall; to secure by fortification; to protect.
Usage Examples
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough and well enough informed to maintain its sovereign control over the goverment.
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Other Usage ExamplesKnowledge of God's Word is a bulwark against deception, temptation, accusation, even persecution.
The Royal Navy of England hath ever been its greatest defense and ornament it is its ancient and natural strength the floating bulwark of the island.
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