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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bul•wark /ˈbʊlwɚk, -wɔrk, ˈbʌl-/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a wall of earth or other material built for defense;
rampart. - any protection against danger, injury, or annoyance.
- a person or thing that gives strong support or encouragement.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bul•wark (bŏŏl′wərk, -wôrk, bul′-),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
- Nautical, Naval TermsUsually, bulwarks. a solid wall enclosing the perimeter of a weather or main deck for the protection of persons or objects on deck.
v.t. - to fortify or protect with a bulwark;
secure by or as if by a fortification.
- Middle Dutch bolwerc, equivalent. to bol(l)e bole1 + werk work (noun, nominal); compare boulevard
- late Middle English bulwerk, probably 1375–1425
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged support, buttress, mainstay.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: bulwark /ˈbʊlwək/ n - a wall or similar structure used as a fortification; rampart
- a person or thing acting as a defence against injury, annoyance, etc
- (often plural) a solid vertical fencelike structure along the outward sides of a deck
- a breakwater or mole
vb - (transitive) to defend or fortify with or as if with a bulwark
Etymology: 15th Century: via Dutch from Middle High German bolwerk, from bol plank, bole1 + werk work |