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Definition of: bulwark
(b
l′wərk) noun
1. A defensive wall or rampart; fortification.
2. Any safeguard or defense.
3. Naut. The raised side of a ship, above the upper deck: usually in the plural. See synonyms under BARRIER, DEFENSE, RAM-PART.
—v.t. To surround and fortify with, or as with, a bulwark. [<MHG bolwerc. Akin to BOULEVARD.]
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