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Bulwark
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Pronunciation:
/bo͝ol'wərk/, /bo͝ol'wôrk/ Noun bulwark (plural bulwarks) 1. A defensive wall or rampart. 2. A defense or safeguard. 3. A breakwater. 4. (nautical) The planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale that reduces the likelihood of seas washing over the gunwales and people being washed overboard. Verb 1. (transitive) To fortify something with a wall or rampart. 2. (transitive) To provide protection of defense for something. |
