Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Bulwark"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Bulwark \Bul"wark\, n. [Akin to D. bolwerk, G. bollwerk, Sw.
bolwerk, Dan. bolv["a]rk, bulv["a]rk, rampart; akin to G.
bohle plank, and werk work, defense. See {Bole} stem, and
{Work}, n., and cf. {Boulevard}.]
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.

Syn: See {Rampart}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Bulwark \Bul"wark\, v. 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, bulwarked round and armed With
rising towers. --Glover.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

bulwark
n 1: 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" [syn: {rampart},
{wall}]
2: a fence-like structure around a deck [syn: {bulwarks}]
3: a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from
shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
[syn: {breakwater}, {groin}, {groyne}, {mole}, {seawall},
{jetty}]
v : defend with a bulwark


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