BULWARK


Meaning of BULWARK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbulwək ]

n. 1 a defensive wall, esp. of earth; a rampart; a mole or breakwater. 2 a person, principle, etc., that acts as a defence. 3 (usu. in pl.) a ship's side above deck. [ME f. MLG, MDu. bolwerk: see BOLE(1), WORK]

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