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bulwark

('b/U/lw/@/rk )

an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
rampart, wall

source: wordnet30
a fencelike structure around a deck (usually plural)(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
breakwater, groin, groyne, jetty, mole, seawall

source: wordnet30
A rampart; a fortification; a bastion or outwork.(noun)

source: webster1913

defend with a bulwark(verb.competition)

source: wordnet30
To fortify with, or as with, a rampart or wall; to secure by fortification; to protect.(verb)

source: webster1913

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