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Meaning of bulwark

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  bulwark
      n 1: an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes;
           "they stormed the ramparts of the city"; "they blew the
           trumpet and the walls came tumbling down" [syn: {rampart},
           {bulwark}, {wall}]
      2: a fencelike structure around a deck (usually plural)
      3: a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from
         shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
         [syn: {breakwater}, {groin}, {groyne}, {mole}, {bulwark},
         {seawall}, {jetty}]
      v 1: defend with a bulwark

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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