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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   bulwark

   • IPA[ˈbo͝olˌwərk]

   美式

   • n.
     a defensive wall.；a person, institution, or principle that acts as a defense

   • noun: bulwark, plural noun: bulwarks

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a defensive wall. 同義詞 wall, rampart, fortification, parapet, stockade, ... 更多palisade, barricade, embankment, earthwork, breastwork, berm, vallum, rarecircumvallation
   • ▪ a person, institution, or principle that acts as a defense the security forces are a bulwark against the breakdown of society 同義詞 protector, protection, guard, defense, defender, ... 更多support, supporter, prop, buttress, mainstay, bastion, safeguard, stronghold
   • 2. an extension of a ship's sides above the level of the deck the ships met, their crews lining the bulwarks