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bulwark definition

bul·wark (bo̵ol′wərk, bul′-)

noun

  1. an earthwork or defensive wall; fortified rampart
  2. breakwater
  3. a person or thing serving as a strong defense or protection
  4. the part of a ship's side above the deck

Etymology: ME bulwerk < MDu bolwerc: see bole & work

transitive verb

  1. to provide bulwarks for
  2. to be a bulwark to

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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