BULWARK as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a protective structure of stone or concrete
   • extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
   Synonym(s)
   • breakwater (what does breakwater mean?)
   • groin (what does groin mean?)
   • groyne (what does groyne mean?)
   • jetty (what does jetty mean?)
   • mole (what does mole mean?)
   • seawall (what does seawall mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) bulwark is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • barrier (what does barrier mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • bulwark (what does bulwark mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a fence-like structure around a deck
   Synonym(s)
   • bulwarks (what does bulwarks mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) bulwark is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • barrier (what does barrier mean?)
3. Meaning
   • an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
   Synonym(s)
   • rampart (what does rampart mean?)
   • wall (what does wall mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • they stormed the ramparts of the city
   • they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down
   Hypernyms(s) bulwark is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • embankment (what does embankment mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • Antonine Wall (what does Antonine Wall mean?)
   • bailey (what does bailey mean?)
   • battlement (what does battlement mean?)
   • crenelation (what does crenelation mean?)
   • crenellation (what does crenellation mean?)
   • Chinese Wall (what does Chinese Wall mean?)
   • Great Wall (what does Great Wall mean?)
   • Great Wall of China (what does Great Wall of China mean?)
   • earthwork (what does earthwork mean?)
   • fraise (what does fraise mean?)
   • merlon (what does merlon mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • wall (what does wall mean?)
   • palisade (what does palisade mean?)
   • fence (what does fence mean?)
   • fence in (what does fence in mean?)
   • surround (what does surround mean?)
   • bulwark (what does bulwark mean?)

BULWARK as VERB

1. Meaning
   • defend with a bulwark
   Hypernyms(s) bulwark is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • defend (what does defend mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • rampart (what does rampart mean?)
   • bulwark (what does bulwark mean?)
   • wall (what does wall mean?)
   • breakwater (what does breakwater mean?)
   • groin (what does groin mean?)
   • groyne (what does groyne mean?)
   • mole (what does mole mean?)
   • bulwark (what does bulwark mean?)
   • seawall (what does seawall mean?)
   • jetty (what does jetty mean?)