- rampart, bulwark, wall - 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"
--1 is a kind of embankment
--1 is a part of fortification, munition
--1 has particulars:Antonine Wall; bailey; battlement, crenelation, crenellation; Chinese Wall, Great Wall, Great Wall of China; earthwork; fraise; merlon Derived form: verb bulwark1 - bulwarks, bulwark - a fence-like structure around a deck
--2 is a kind of barrier
--2 is a part of ship - breakwater, groin, groyne, mole, bulwark, seawall, jetty - a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
--3 is a kind of barrier
Derived form: verb bulwark1
- bulwark - defend with a bulwark
--1 is one way to defend
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun bulwark1, noun bulwark3
Somebody ----s something