Bulwark

Definition of Bulwark

Bul´wark

n.	1.	(Fort.) A rampart; a fortification; a bastion or outwork.
	2.	That which secures against an enemy, or defends from attack; any means of defense or protection. The royal navy of England hath ever been its greatest defense, . . . the floating bulwark of our island. - Blackstone.
	3.	(Naut.) The sides of a ship above the upper deck, usually a fencelike structure around the deck.
v. t.	1.	To fortify with, or as with, a rampart or wall; to secure by fortification; to protect. [imp. & p. p. Bulwarked ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Bulwarking.] Of some proud city, bulwarked round and armed With rising towers. - Glover.

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