Definition of bulwark in English:

bulwark

noun ˈbʊlwəkˈbʊlˌwərk

1A defensive wall.
堡垒，壁垒
Example sentencesExamples
- Israel bills the barrier as its bulwark against infiltrating Palestinian suicide bombers.
- Trenches and low walls of earth braced with wooden beams zig-zagged their way across the fields to where Gulf troops laboured at raising bulwarks against rifle fire.
- After landing virtually unopposed, the Fifth Corps moved toward the San Juan Heights, the principal bulwark in the first of three defensive lines around the city.
- Nearly all the bombers who have killed hundreds of Israelis over the past three years came from the West Bank and Israel says its bulwark of concrete and wire should keep them out.
- Even in wartime, the Israelite army was forbidden to cut down fruit trees, unless they were actually being used as bulwarks in defending against a siege.
Synonyms
wall, rampart, fortification, parapet, stockade, palisade, barricade, embankment, earthwork, breastwork, berm
Latin vallum
rare circumvallation
1. 1.1 A person or thing that acts as a defence.
  〈喻〉精神堡垒，支柱
  the security forces are a bulwark against the breakdown of society
  安全部队是防止社会崩溃的堡垒。
  Example sentencesExamples
  But although the Bill of Rights seemed a bulwark in defense of free speech, the 1798 Alien and Sedition Acts revealed its continued vulnerability.
  Thus, the army appeared at the time to be not merely a strong bulwark, not merely a political counterweight to the mass populism of the Hitler movement.
  In the Cold War, Western Europe was indispensable as a strategic bulwark for the US.
  Israel calls it a bulwark against suicide bombers spearheading a Palestinian revolt, which is more than 5-years-old.
  In turn, Kandahar Airfield, the base of operations for southern Afghanistan, is likely to continue transforming from an expeditionary bulwark to a steady-state installation.
  During the Empire its state parliament, whose members were elected on a highly restrictive franchise, developed into a bulwark of conservatism, which frustrated any liberal or social democrat attempts at constitutional reform.
  This was aimed at avoiding the conflicts that had led to two world wars in the first half of the last century while, at the same time, establishing a bulwark in the Cold War against the Soviet Union.
  Mainland authorities are banking on consumer spending to provide a bulwark against weaker capital investment and to broaden the economy's base of growth.
  And during these 60 years, our Army maintained its visible bulwark of thousands of troops deployed against the worldwide threat of the Communist powers in Europe and Asia.
  Whatever else, Slater remains dedicated to the idea of a vibrant and effective press as the primary bulwark and defense of our freedoms.
  And a bold, well-communicated agenda provides a bulwark against politicians offering division rather than solutions.
  During the Cold War, the US needed Japan to act as a bulwark in Asia against the spread of communism.
  The Soviet Union has been and will continue to be a reliable bulwark in the defense of peace and the security of peoples, and is ready to prove this not in words but in deeds.
  He was a bulwark for life, he was a bulwark for the sanctity of marriage.
  If beer, wine and spirits sales are the foundation upon which many food service operations are built, that bulwark is often under siege by employees running their own clandestine operations.
  The US supported efforts to unify Western Europe economically and politically, to establish a stable bulwark in the Cold War.
  Pharmaceutical stocks such as Elan and Galen are usually good defensive bulwarks.
  It is not the last outpost of colonialism, but the first bulwark of democracy.
  Its two corps, four divisions, and two armored cavalry regiments, the bulwark of NATO's Central Army Group, maintained a vigil on the borders of East Germany and Czechoslovakia.
  It seemed to many that the revered Constitution was really the bulwark of powerful economic interests and, therefore, the enemy of more egalitarian and populist policies.
  From the 1950s, the US supported the Pakistani military as a bulwark in the region, particularly directed against India and its developing alliance with the Soviet Union.
  Synonyms
  protector, protection, guard, defence, defender, support, supporter, prop, buttress, mainstay, bastion, safeguard, stronghold
2usually bulwarksAn extension of a ship's sides above the level of the deck.
舷墙
the ships met, their crews lining the bulwarks
Example sentencesExamples
- Next, fin along the bulwarks on the starboard side, down to deeper water.
- The next section covers Miscellaneous Facilities, such as decks and bulwarks, proper lighting, humidity and condensation control.
- On deck, the Captain noticed a lone figure, leaning against the bulwark of the command ship, completely absorbed by the surrounding scenery.
- The Secure-Marine company sells a 9,000-volt electric fence, to be installed on a ship's bulwarks.
- I met with some disaster, lost part of my bulwarks and main top gallant mast but by the blessing of God I was preserved and brought here in safety on the 17th of October…
- He threw the dog's twitching body over the bulwarks just as he had done other sailors.
- A nearly 8-inch high bulwark and 28-inch high double lifelines completely surround the deck area.
- The head and the arched tail were both gilt, and the bulwarks were as high as in sea-going ships.
- The passengers were all above, grouped about the bulwarks, or looking after their effects amid a wilderness of baggage.
- Many of these vessels arrived with loss of bulwarks, boats, and galleys, and in all cases with a greater proportion of sickness and deaths than those not exposed to the fury of the gale.
- The captain of the Greek ship turned and stared out over the bulwarks and, shading his eyes, squinted into the sun.
- An investigation is under way into an incident in January at Hull as the unladen vessel Kemira Gas was making an approach to Saltend jetties and collided with the Sand End Light Float, causing minor damage to the tug's bulwark and the float.
- The bulwarks are high above the deck, the scuppers wide enough to clear the most drenching waves.
- There are substantial bulwarks around the side and forward decks for secure footing, and a large foredeck locker, with the anchors stowed on the bowsprit.
- Doremi followed along behind, oblivious to anything else, and found herself descending the starboard stairs, following the bulwarks forward, trying to catch up with the gull.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch bolwerk; related to bole¹ and work.

boulevard from mid 18th century:
The first boulevards referred to in English were in Paris, in the mid 18th century. They were wide avenues planted with trees, originally on the top of demolished fortifications. The word boulevard then meant ‘the horizontal portion of a rampart’ in French. It derives from the same German and Dutch word as bulwark (Late Middle English), and its elements are related to bole (ME from Old Norse), ‘the stem or trunk of a tree’, and work. The French boulevard also gave us the boulevardier, a person who frequented the boulevards, and so a wealthy, fashionable socialite, in the late 19th century.

Definition of bulwark in US English:

bulwark

nounˈbo͝olˌwərkˈbʊlˌwərk

1A defensive wall.
堡垒，壁垒
Example sentencesExamples
- After landing virtually unopposed, the Fifth Corps moved toward the San Juan Heights, the principal bulwark in the first of three defensive lines around the city.
- Trenches and low walls of earth braced with wooden beams zig-zagged their way across the fields to where Gulf troops laboured at raising bulwarks against rifle fire.
- Israel bills the barrier as its bulwark against infiltrating Palestinian suicide bombers.
- Nearly all the bombers who have killed hundreds of Israelis over the past three years came from the West Bank and Israel says its bulwark of concrete and wire should keep them out.
- Even in wartime, the Israelite army was forbidden to cut down fruit trees, unless they were actually being used as bulwarks in defending against a siege.
Synonyms
wall, rampart, fortification, parapet, stockade, palisade, barricade, embankment, earthwork, breastwork, berm
1. 1.1 A person, institution, or principle that acts as a defense.
  〈喻〉精神堡垒，支柱
  the security forces are a bulwark against the breakdown of society
  安全部队是防止社会崩溃的堡垒。
  Example sentencesExamples
  During the Cold War, the US needed Japan to act as a bulwark in Asia against the spread of communism.
  It seemed to many that the revered Constitution was really the bulwark of powerful economic interests and, therefore, the enemy of more egalitarian and populist policies.
  In the Cold War, Western Europe was indispensable as a strategic bulwark for the US.
  It is not the last outpost of colonialism, but the first bulwark of democracy.
  From the 1950s, the US supported the Pakistani military as a bulwark in the region, particularly directed against India and its developing alliance with the Soviet Union.
  In turn, Kandahar Airfield, the base of operations for southern Afghanistan, is likely to continue transforming from an expeditionary bulwark to a steady-state installation.
  He was a bulwark for life, he was a bulwark for the sanctity of marriage.
  During the Empire its state parliament, whose members were elected on a highly restrictive franchise, developed into a bulwark of conservatism, which frustrated any liberal or social democrat attempts at constitutional reform.
  And during these 60 years, our Army maintained its visible bulwark of thousands of troops deployed against the worldwide threat of the Communist powers in Europe and Asia.
  Thus, the army appeared at the time to be not merely a strong bulwark, not merely a political counterweight to the mass populism of the Hitler movement.
  But although the Bill of Rights seemed a bulwark in defense of free speech, the 1798 Alien and Sedition Acts revealed its continued vulnerability.
  This was aimed at avoiding the conflicts that had led to two world wars in the first half of the last century while, at the same time, establishing a bulwark in the Cold War against the Soviet Union.
  Pharmaceutical stocks such as Elan and Galen are usually good defensive bulwarks.
  Israel calls it a bulwark against suicide bombers spearheading a Palestinian revolt, which is more than 5-years-old.
  Mainland authorities are banking on consumer spending to provide a bulwark against weaker capital investment and to broaden the economy's base of growth.
  Whatever else, Slater remains dedicated to the idea of a vibrant and effective press as the primary bulwark and defense of our freedoms.
  The Soviet Union has been and will continue to be a reliable bulwark in the defense of peace and the security of peoples, and is ready to prove this not in words but in deeds.
  If beer, wine and spirits sales are the foundation upon which many food service operations are built, that bulwark is often under siege by employees running their own clandestine operations.
  The US supported efforts to unify Western Europe economically and politically, to establish a stable bulwark in the Cold War.
  And a bold, well-communicated agenda provides a bulwark against politicians offering division rather than solutions.
  Its two corps, four divisions, and two armored cavalry regiments, the bulwark of NATO's Central Army Group, maintained a vigil on the borders of East Germany and Czechoslovakia.
  Synonyms
  protector, protection, guard, defence, defender, support, supporter, prop, buttress, mainstay, bastion, safeguard, stronghold
2usually bulwarksAn extension of a ship's sides above the level of the deck.
舷墙
Example sentencesExamples
- A nearly 8-inch high bulwark and 28-inch high double lifelines completely surround the deck area.
- The head and the arched tail were both gilt, and the bulwarks were as high as in sea-going ships.
- The passengers were all above, grouped about the bulwarks, or looking after their effects amid a wilderness of baggage.
- On deck, the Captain noticed a lone figure, leaning against the bulwark of the command ship, completely absorbed by the surrounding scenery.
- The next section covers Miscellaneous Facilities, such as decks and bulwarks, proper lighting, humidity and condensation control.
- The bulwarks are high above the deck, the scuppers wide enough to clear the most drenching waves.
- He threw the dog's twitching body over the bulwarks just as he had done other sailors.
- I met with some disaster, lost part of my bulwarks and main top gallant mast but by the blessing of God I was preserved and brought here in safety on the 17th of October…
- Many of these vessels arrived with loss of bulwarks, boats, and galleys, and in all cases with a greater proportion of sickness and deaths than those not exposed to the fury of the gale.
- There are substantial bulwarks around the side and forward decks for secure footing, and a large foredeck locker, with the anchors stowed on the bowsprit.
- An investigation is under way into an incident in January at Hull as the unladen vessel Kemira Gas was making an approach to Saltend jetties and collided with the Sand End Light Float, causing minor damage to the tug's bulwark and the float.
- Doremi followed along behind, oblivious to anything else, and found herself descending the starboard stairs, following the bulwarks forward, trying to catch up with the gull.
- The captain of the Greek ship turned and stared out over the bulwarks and, shading his eyes, squinted into the sun.
- The Secure-Marine company sells a 9,000-volt electric fence, to be installed on a ship's bulwarks.
- Next, fin along the bulwarks on the starboard side, down to deeper water.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch bolwerk; related to bole and work.

词汇	bulwark
释义	Definition of bulwark in English: bulwark noun ˈbʊlwəkˈbʊlˌwərk 1A defensive wall. 堡垒，壁垒 Example sentencesExamples Israel bills the barrier as its bulwark against infiltrating Palestinian suicide bombers. Trenches and low walls of earth braced with wooden beams zig-zagged their way across the fields to where Gulf troops laboured at raising bulwarks against rifle fire. After landing virtually unopposed, the Fifth Corps moved toward the San Juan Heights, the principal bulwark in the first of three defensive lines around the city. Nearly all the bombers who have killed hundreds of Israelis over the past three years came from the West Bank and Israel says its bulwark of concrete and wire should keep them out. Even in wartime, the Israelite army was forbidden to cut down fruit trees, unless they were actually being used as bulwarks in defending against a siege. Synonyms wall, rampart, fortification, parapet, stockade, palisade, barricade, embankment, earthwork, breastwork, berm Latin vallum rare circumvallation 1.1 A person or thing that acts as a defence. 〈喻〉精神堡垒，支柱 the security forces are a bulwark against the breakdown of society 安全部队是防止社会崩溃的堡垒。 Example sentencesExamples But although the Bill of Rights seemed a bulwark in defense of free speech, the 1798 Alien and Sedition Acts revealed its continued vulnerability. Thus, the army appeared at the time to be not merely a strong bulwark, not merely a political counterweight to the mass populism of the Hitler movement. In the Cold War, Western Europe was indispensable as a strategic bulwark for the US. Israel calls it a bulwark against suicide bombers spearheading a Palestinian revolt, which is more than 5-years-old. In turn, Kandahar Airfield, the base of operations for southern Afghanistan, is likely to continue transforming from an expeditionary bulwark to a steady-state installation. During the Empire its state parliament, whose members were elected on a highly restrictive franchise, developed into a bulwark of conservatism, which frustrated any liberal or social democrat attempts at constitutional reform. This was aimed at avoiding the conflicts that had led to two world wars in the first half of the last century while, at the same time, establishing a bulwark in the Cold War against the Soviet Union. Mainland authorities are banking on consumer spending to provide a bulwark against weaker capital investment and to broaden the economy's base of growth. And during these 60 years, our Army maintained its visible bulwark of thousands of troops deployed against the worldwide threat of the Communist powers in Europe and Asia. Whatever else, Slater remains dedicated to the idea of a vibrant and effective press as the primary bulwark and defense of our freedoms. And a bold, well-communicated agenda provides a bulwark against politicians offering division rather than solutions. During the Cold War, the US needed Japan to act as a bulwark in Asia against the spread of communism. The Soviet Union has been and will continue to be a reliable bulwark in the defense of peace and the security of peoples, and is ready to prove this not in words but in deeds. He was a bulwark for life, he was a bulwark for the sanctity of marriage. If beer, wine and spirits sales are the foundation upon which many food service operations are built, that bulwark is often under siege by employees running their own clandestine operations. The US supported efforts to unify Western Europe economically and politically, to establish a stable bulwark in the Cold War. Pharmaceutical stocks such as Elan and Galen are usually good defensive bulwarks. It is not the last outpost of colonialism, but the first bulwark of democracy. Its two corps, four divisions, and two armored cavalry regiments, the bulwark of NATO's Central Army Group, maintained a vigil on the borders of East Germany and Czechoslovakia. It seemed to many that the revered Constitution was really the bulwark of powerful economic interests and, therefore, the enemy of more egalitarian and populist policies. From the 1950s, the US supported the Pakistani military as a bulwark in the region, particularly directed against India and its developing alliance with the Soviet Union. Synonyms protector, protection, guard, defence, defender, support, supporter, prop, buttress, mainstay, bastion, safeguard, stronghold 2usually bulwarksAn extension of a ship's sides above the level of the deck. 舷墙 the ships met, their crews lining the bulwarks Example sentencesExamples Next, fin along the bulwarks on the starboard side, down to deeper water. The next section covers Miscellaneous Facilities, such as decks and bulwarks, proper lighting, humidity and condensation control. On deck, the Captain noticed a lone figure, leaning against the bulwark of the command ship, completely absorbed by the surrounding scenery. The Secure-Marine company sells a 9,000-volt electric fence, to be installed on a ship's bulwarks. I met with some disaster, lost part of my bulwarks and main top gallant mast but by the blessing of God I was preserved and brought here in safety on the 17th of October… He threw the dog's twitching body over the bulwarks just as he had done other sailors. A nearly 8-inch high bulwark and 28-inch high double lifelines completely surround the deck area. The head and the arched tail were both gilt, and the bulwarks were as high as in sea-going ships. The passengers were all above, grouped about the bulwarks, or looking after their effects amid a wilderness of baggage. Many of these vessels arrived with loss of bulwarks, boats, and galleys, and in all cases with a greater proportion of sickness and deaths than those not exposed to the fury of the gale. The captain of the Greek ship turned and stared out over the bulwarks and, shading his eyes, squinted into the sun. An investigation is under way into an incident in January at Hull as the unladen vessel Kemira Gas was making an approach to Saltend jetties and collided with the Sand End Light Float, causing minor damage to the tug's bulwark and the float. The bulwarks are high above the deck, the scuppers wide enough to clear the most drenching waves. There are substantial bulwarks around the side and forward decks for secure footing, and a large foredeck locker, with the anchors stowed on the bowsprit. Doremi followed along behind, oblivious to anything else, and found herself descending the starboard stairs, following the bulwarks forward, trying to catch up with the gull. Origin Late Middle English: from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch bolwerk; related to bole¹ and work. boulevard from mid 18th century: The first boulevards referred to in English were in Paris, in the mid 18th century. They were wide avenues planted with trees, originally on the top of demolished fortifications. The word boulevard then meant ‘the horizontal portion of a rampart’ in French. It derives from the same German and Dutch word as bulwark (Late Middle English), and its elements are related to bole (ME from Old Norse), ‘the stem or trunk of a tree’, and work. The French boulevard also gave us the boulevardier, a person who frequented the boulevards, and so a wealthy, fashionable socialite, in the late 19th century. Definition of bulwark in US English: bulwark nounˈbo͝olˌwərkˈbʊlˌwərk 1A defensive wall. 堡垒，壁垒 Example sentencesExamples After landing virtually unopposed, the Fifth Corps moved toward the San Juan Heights, the principal bulwark in the first of three defensive lines around the city. Trenches and low walls of earth braced with wooden beams zig-zagged their way across the fields to where Gulf troops laboured at raising bulwarks against rifle fire. Israel bills the barrier as its bulwark against infiltrating Palestinian suicide bombers. Nearly all the bombers who have killed hundreds of Israelis over the past three years came from the West Bank and Israel says its bulwark of concrete and wire should keep them out. Even in wartime, the Israelite army was forbidden to cut down fruit trees, unless they were actually being used as bulwarks in defending against a siege. Synonyms wall, rampart, fortification, parapet, stockade, palisade, barricade, embankment, earthwork, breastwork, berm 1.1 A person, institution, or principle that acts as a defense. 〈喻〉精神堡垒，支柱 the security forces are a bulwark against the breakdown of society 安全部队是防止社会崩溃的堡垒。 Example sentencesExamples During the Cold War, the US needed Japan to act as a bulwark in Asia against the spread of communism. It seemed to many that the revered Constitution was really the bulwark of powerful economic interests and, therefore, the enemy of more egalitarian and populist policies. In the Cold War, Western Europe was indispensable as a strategic bulwark for the US. It is not the last outpost of colonialism, but the first bulwark of democracy. From the 1950s, the US supported the Pakistani military as a bulwark in the region, particularly directed against India and its developing alliance with the Soviet Union. In turn, Kandahar Airfield, the base of operations for southern Afghanistan, is likely to continue transforming from an expeditionary bulwark to a steady-state installation. He was a bulwark for life, he was a bulwark for the sanctity of marriage. During the Empire its state parliament, whose members were elected on a highly restrictive franchise, developed into a bulwark of conservatism, which frustrated any liberal or social democrat attempts at constitutional reform. And during these 60 years, our Army maintained its visible bulwark of thousands of troops deployed against the worldwide threat of the Communist powers in Europe and Asia. Thus, the army appeared at the time to be not merely a strong bulwark, not merely a political counterweight to the mass populism of the Hitler movement. But although the Bill of Rights seemed a bulwark in defense of free speech, the 1798 Alien and Sedition Acts revealed its continued vulnerability. This was aimed at avoiding the conflicts that had led to two world wars in the first half of the last century while, at the same time, establishing a bulwark in the Cold War against the Soviet Union. Pharmaceutical stocks such as Elan and Galen are usually good defensive bulwarks. Israel calls it a bulwark against suicide bombers spearheading a Palestinian revolt, which is more than 5-years-old. Mainland authorities are banking on consumer spending to provide a bulwark against weaker capital investment and to broaden the economy's base of growth. Whatever else, Slater remains dedicated to the idea of a vibrant and effective press as the primary bulwark and defense of our freedoms. The Soviet Union has been and will continue to be a reliable bulwark in the defense of peace and the security of peoples, and is ready to prove this not in words but in deeds. If beer, wine and spirits sales are the foundation upon which many food service operations are built, that bulwark is often under siege by employees running their own clandestine operations. The US supported efforts to unify Western Europe economically and politically, to establish a stable bulwark in the Cold War. And a bold, well-communicated agenda provides a bulwark against politicians offering division rather than solutions. Its two corps, four divisions, and two armored cavalry regiments, the bulwark of NATO's Central Army Group, maintained a vigil on the borders of East Germany and Czechoslovakia. Synonyms protector, protection, guard, defence, defender, support, supporter, prop, buttress, mainstay, bastion, safeguard, stronghold 2usually bulwarksAn extension of a ship's sides above the level of the deck. 舷墙 Example sentencesExamples A nearly 8-inch high bulwark and 28-inch high double lifelines completely surround the deck area. The head and the arched tail were both gilt, and the bulwarks were as high as in sea-going ships. The passengers were all above, grouped about the bulwarks, or looking after their effects amid a wilderness of baggage. On deck, the Captain noticed a lone figure, leaning against the bulwark of the command ship, completely absorbed by the surrounding scenery. The next section covers Miscellaneous Facilities, such as decks and bulwarks, proper lighting, humidity and condensation control. The bulwarks are high above the deck, the scuppers wide enough to clear the most drenching waves. He threw the dog's twitching body over the bulwarks just as he had done other sailors. I met with some disaster, lost part of my bulwarks and main top gallant mast but by the blessing of God I was preserved and brought here in safety on the 17th of October… Many of these vessels arrived with loss of bulwarks, boats, and galleys, and in all cases with a greater proportion of sickness and deaths than those not exposed to the fury of the gale. There are substantial bulwarks around the side and forward decks for secure footing, and a large foredeck locker, with the anchors stowed on the bowsprit. An investigation is under way into an incident in January at Hull as the unladen vessel Kemira Gas was making an approach to Saltend jetties and collided with the Sand End Light Float, causing minor damage to the tug's bulwark and the float. Doremi followed along behind, oblivious to anything else, and found herself descending the starboard stairs, following the bulwarks forward, trying to catch up with the gull. The captain of the Greek ship turned and stared out over the bulwarks and, shading his eyes, squinted into the sun. The Secure-Marine company sells a 9,000-volt electric fence, to be installed on a ship's bulwarks. Next, fin along the bulwarks on the starboard side, down to deeper water. Origin Late Middle English: from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch bolwerk; related to bole and work.
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