BULWARK
\bˈʊlwɔːk], \bˈʊlwɔːk], \b_ˈʊ_l_w_ɔː_k]\
Definitions of BULWARK
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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That which secures against an enemy, or defends from attack; any means of defense or protection.
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To fortify with, or as with, a rampart or wall; to secure by fortification; to protect.
By Oddity Software
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That which secures against an enemy, or defends from attack; any means of defense or protection.
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To fortify with, or as with, a rampart or wall; to secure by fortification; to protect.
By Noah Webster.
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A mound of earth raised around a place as a defense against cannon-shot; a fort-like structure; a rampart; the boarding round the sides of a ship, above the level of the deck; any means of protection or defense.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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