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Bulwark Common

Bulwark has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
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"

2

a fencelike structure around a deck (usually plural)

3

a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

4

A defensive wall or rampart.

Verb
1

defend with a bulwark

2

To fortify something with a wall or rampart.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
embankment barrier defend
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
bailey battlement earthwork fraise merlon
Rhyming Words
ark park sark fark dark tark jark nark yark mark cark lark bark wark hark smark quark chark glark roark
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