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   bul·wark

   /ˈbo͝olˌwərk/

   noun

   • 1. a defensive wall. Similar wallrampartfortificationparapetstockadepalisadebarricadeembankmentearthworkbreastworkbermvallumrare:circumvallation
   • ▪ a person, institution, or principle that acts as a defense: "the security forces are a bulwark against the breakdown of society" Similar protectorprotectionguarddefensedefendersupportsupporterpropbuttressmainstaybastionsafeguardstronghold
   • 2. an extension of a ship's sides above the level of the deck: "the ships met, their crews lining the bulwarks"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch bolwerk; related to bole1 and work.

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