Complete Definition of "bulwark"

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English
Etymology
D. bolwerk. Cognates include boulevard and baluarte.
Pronunciation
IPA|/�b�lw�k/, /�b�lw�ɹk/
SAMPA|/"bUlw@`k/, /"bUlwOrk/
AHD|/bo�ol'w�rk/, /bo�ol'wôrk/
Noun
en-noun

  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.

Translations
trans-top|a defensive wall or rampart
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Kurdish:
:Sorani: t|ku|س���گ��ر|trsangar|scKUchar
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trans-top|a defense or safeguard
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Kurdish:
:Sorani: t|ku|س���گ��ر|trsangar|scKUchar
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trans-top|a breakwater
Finnish: t+|fi|aallonmurtaja
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trans-top|(nautical) the planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale
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Verb
en-verb
#transitive to fortify something with a wall or rampart
#transitive to provide protection of defense for something

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