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Webster 1913 Edition
Bulwark
Bul′wark
,Noun.
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, usually a fencelike structure around the deck.
Syn. – See
Rampart
. Bul′wark
,Verb.
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,
With rising towers.
bulwarked
round and armedWith rising towers.
Glover.
Webster 1828 Edition
Bulwark
BUL'WARK
, n.1.
In fortification, a bastion, or a rampart; a mound of earth round a place, capable of resisting cannon shot, and formed with bastions, curtains, &c.2.
A fortification; also, any means of defense; as, a navy is the bulwark of a nation.3.
That which secures against an enemy or external annoyance; a screen or shelter; means of protection and safety.Salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks. Is.26.
BUL'WARK
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
bulwark
bulwark
English
Noun
bulwark (plural bulwarks)
- A defensive wall or rampart.
- A defense or safeguard.
- Blackstone
- The royal navy of England hath ever been its greatest defence, […] the floating bulwark of our island.
- Blackstone
- A breakwater.
- (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
a defensive wall or rampart
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a defense or safeguard
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a breakwater
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(nautical) the planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale
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Verb
bulwark (third-person singular simple present bulwarks, present participle bulwarking, simple past and past participle bulwarked)
- (transitive) To fortify something with a wall or rampart.
- (transitive) To provide protection of defense for something.