bulwark
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- noun
- /ˈbʊlwɜrk/
- An inerrant Bible, once the guarantor of the promise of salvation, became a bulwark against secular worldviews.
- bulwark of liberty
- bulwark against tyranny
- bulwark of stability
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Watch on YouTubeSo they set up a kind of defensive bulwark to keep the Dragons out.
- So they set up a kind of defensive bulwark to keep the Dragons out.
- So I think the sad truth is intelligence is not that much of A bulwark against partisan bias.
- So he's talked as as, as like a tower as the bulwark of the the Achaean troops.
- And he says against these actions the state constructs the bulwark of the laws as positive right.
Examples
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Pakistan was hailed during the 1950s as a frontline bulwark against communist expansionism.
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On the formal level, tenure appears to be the bulwark of academic freedom.
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Taken as a whole, the wall is a bulwark against historical trauma and a new form of history.
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When the Indians made their final charge, they broke through our bulwark into our circle.
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So they set up a kind of defensive bulwark to keep the Dragons out.
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And part of the founding of the EU was to be a bulwark against the communist countries to the east.
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We were a bulwark against Bolshevism.
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The Sixth Amendment right to counsel is an essential bulwark of fairness in our criminal justice system.
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Reagan assiduously courted the kingdom as a bulwark for Western defense of the Persian Gulf oil fields.
Academic text (1991) -
The ancient fortress served as a bulwark against enemy attacks throughout the centuries.
Synonyms
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A vertical structure that divides or surrounds an area, like part of a building
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A barrier put up to block a road or entrance
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A wall or earth mound built to protect a place from attack
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A strong wall built along the shore to protect land from the sea
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A long wall that goes from the shore into the sea to protect the coast from waves
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A wide wall of earth or stone that protects a castle
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A wall or barrier that protects against attack
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A wall built to hold back soil or water on one side
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A wall built out into the sea to protect a coast or harbor from waves
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A strong part of a fort that sticks out for protection
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A wall built from the shore into the sea to stop sand washing away
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A high wall that stops flood water from entering an area
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A building or wall built to protect a place from attack
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A low stone or concrete wall that sticks out from a beach to stop the sea from washing away sand
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A long stone or concrete wall built out from the shore to stop strong waves
A steep slope in front of a fort made by people that protects it from attack
Antonyms
Compounds
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Bulwark comes from old Dutch and German parts bol 'log' and -werk 'work' (like English 'work'), so it originally meant a 'work of logs' or a defence made from wood. That's why a bulwark is a strong wall or barrier built to protect a place.