bulwark
To fortify something with a wall or rampartTo fortify something with a wall or rampart.
» You are our bulwark against anihilation.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To fortify something with a wall or rampart.
(transitive)To provide protection of defense for something.
- defend with a bulwark
Examples
3 sentencesYou are our bulwark against anihilation.
Islam is a bulwark against gender ideology.
While the conscience of the scientist insists that he continually recheck the truth of this law, it remains a bulwark of science.
Origin
From Middle English bulwerk, from Middle Dutch bolwerk, bolwerc and Middle Low German bolwFrom Middle English bulwerk, from Middle Dutch bolwerk, bolwerc and Middle Low German bolwerk, equivalent to bole (“tree trunk”) + work. Cognate with German Bollwerk, Danish bolværk, Swedish bålverk, Dutch bolwerk. Doublet of boulevard (from French boulevard, from Dutch); cognate with Portuguese and Spanish baluarte and Italian baluardo.
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Forms
bulwarks, bulwarking, bulwarked, bulwarkedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle