bulwark
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
bulwarks
plural
bulwarks
Britannica Dictionary definition of BULWARK
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1
formal
:
something that provides protection for or against something
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democratic principles that stand as a bulwark against tyranny
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a bulwark of freedom [=something that protects freedom]
2
3
:
a wall that is part of a ship's sides and that is above the ship's upper deck
— usually plural
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the ship's high bulwarks
