Bulwark Definition

bo͝olwərk, -wôrk, bŭl-
bulwarks
noun
bulwarks
An earthwork or defensive wall; fortified rampart.
Webster's New World
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A person or thing serving as a strong defense or protection.
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Wiktionary
The part of a ship's side above the deck.
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Antonyms:
verb
bulwarks
To fortify with a wall, embankment, or rampart.
American Heritage
To provide bulwarks for.
Webster's New World
To be a bulwark to.
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To fortify with a wall, embankment, or rampart.
American Heritage
To provide defense or protection for.
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Other Word Forms of Bulwark

Noun

Singular:
bulwark
Plural:
bulwarks

Origin of Bulwark

  • Middle High German, cognate with German Bollwerk, Danish bolværk, Dutch bolwerk. The first part is akin to bole (“trunk of a tree”). Cognates include boulevard (from French boulevard, from Dutch), Spanish baluarte and Italian baluardo.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English bulwerk from Middle Dutch bolwerk from Middle High German bolwerc bole plank bhel-2 in Indo-European roots werc work (from Old High German werg- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English bulwerk from Middle Dutch bolwerk from Middle High German bolwerc bole plank bhel-2 in Indo-European roots werc work (from Old High German werg- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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