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noun
1.
a wall of earth or other material built for defense; rampart.
2.
any protection against external danger, injury, or annoyance: The new dam was a bulwark against future floods.
3.
any person or thing giving strong support or encouragement in time of need, danger, or doubt: Religion was his bulwark.
4.
Usually, bulwarks. Nautical. a solid wall enclosing the perimeter of a weather or main deck for the protection of persons or objects on deck.
verb (used with object)
5.
to fortify or protect with a bulwark; secure by or as if by a fortification.
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Bulwark
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Example Sentences
- It's our first and maybe our most important bulwark against disease.
- Journalism is supposed to be yet another, a critical bulwark in the chain of reason.
- Most important, the rainforest is also a bulwark against global warming.
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bulwark
early 15c., from M.Du. bulwerke or M.H.G. bolwerc, from bole "plank, tree trunk" (from P.Gmc. *bul-, from PIE base *bhel- (2) "to blow, swell;" see bole) + werc "work." Figurative sense is from 1570s.
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