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bulwark
[ bool-werk, -wawrk, buhl- ]
noun
- a wall of earth or other material built for defense; rampart.
- any protection against external danger, injury, or annoyance:
The new dam was a bulwark against future floods.
- any person or thing giving strong support or encouragement in time of need, danger, or doubt:
Religion was his bulwark.
Synonyms: , ,
- Usually bulwarks. Nautical. a solid wall enclosing the perimeter of a weather or main deck for the protection of persons or objects on deck.
verb (used with object)
- to fortify or protect with a bulwark; secure by or as if by a fortification.
bulwark
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noun
- a wall or similar structure used as a fortification; rampart
- a person or thing acting as a defence against injury, annoyance, etc
- often plural nautical a solid vertical fencelike structure along the outward sides of a deck
- a breakwater or mole
verb
- tr to defend or fortify with or as if with a bulwark
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of bulwark1
Example Sentences
Frustratingly, even this flood of concrete evidence struggles to serve as a bulwark against fascism and demonstrates the contradictory definitions of freedom and the privilege of feeling in America.
The US, for instance, sees Japan and South Korea as a bulwark against Chinese expansionist ambitions.
And despite the unrelenting attacks from Trump and Musk, federal judges continue to serve as a critical bulwark against the worst abuses of this administration.
As a self-governing democracy, Taiwan is seen as a bulwark against China’s growing clout in Asia.
It started as a bulwark of truth first against Nazis, but later against authoritarian and totalitarian regimes around the globe.
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