Associations to the word «Bulwark»

BULWARK, noun. A defensive wall or rampart.

BULWARK, noun. A defense or safeguard.

BULWARK, noun. A breakwater.

BULWARK, noun. (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.

BULWARK, verb. (transitive) To fortify something with a wall or rampart.

BULWARK, verb. (transitive) To provide protection of defense for something.

BULWARK, noun. 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".

BULWARK, noun. A fencelike structure around a deck (usually plural).

BULWARK, noun. A protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away.

BULWARK, verb. Defend with a bulwark.