bulwark
Nouns
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(n) 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
- (n) a fencelike structure around a deck (usually plural)
- (n) a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away breakwater, groyne, jetty, seawall, groin, mole,
Verbs
- (v) defend with a bulwark