HyperDic: bulwark

English > 4 senses of the word bulwark:
NOUNartifactbulwark, rampart, wallan embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
artifactbulwarka fencelike structure around a deck (usually plural)
artifactbulwark, breakwater, groin, groyne, mole, seawall, jettya protective structure of stone or concrete
VERBcompetitionbulwarkdefend with a bulwark
bulwark > pronunciation
Soundsbuh'lwerk
Rhymesartwork ... work: 53 rhymes with erk...
English > bulwark: 4 senses > noun 1, artifact
MeaningAn embankment built around a space for defensive purposes.
Synonymsrampart, wall
InstancesAntonine WallA fortification 37 miles long across the narrowest part of southern Scotland (between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde)
Chinese Wall, Great Wall, Great Wall of ChinaA fortification 1,500 miles long built across northern China in the 3rd century BC
Part offortification, munitiondefensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it
NarrowerbaileyThe outer defensive wall that surrounds the outer courtyard of a castle
battlement, crenelation, crenellationA rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps / gaps for firing arrows or guns
earthworkAn earthen rampart
fraisesloping or horizontal rampart of pointed stakes
merlonA solid section between two crenels in a crenelated battlement
BroaderembankmentA long artificial mound of stone or earth
Spanishbaluarte, bastión, muralla, muro
Catalanmuralla, mur
Verbsbulwarkdefend with a bulwark
English > bulwark: 4 senses > noun 2, artifact
MeaningA fencelike structure around a deck (usually plural).
Part ofshipA vessel that carries passengers or freight
BroaderbarrierA structure or object that impedes free movement
English > bulwark: 4 senses > noun 3, artifact
MeaningA protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away.
Synonymsbreakwater, groin, groyne, mole, seawall, jetty
BroaderbarrierA structure or object that impedes free movement
Spanishdique, escollera, espigón, malecón, rompeolas
Catalandic, engonal, escullera, espigó, talp, trencaonades
Verbsbulwarkdefend with a bulwark
English > bulwark: 4 senses > verb 1, competition
Meaningdefend with a bulwark.
PatternSomebody ----s something
BroaderdefendBe on the defensive
Spanishfortificar
Nounsbulwarka protective structure of stone or concrete
bulwarkan embankment built around a space for defensive purposes

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