The royal navy of England hath ever been its greatest defense and ornament; it is its ancient and natural strength; the floating bulwark of our island.
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Bulwark
//ˈbʊl.wɚk//
Synonyms for "bulwark" (200 found)
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Closest matches (40)
Strong matches (60)
casematecastellatecheval-de-frisecircumvallationcitadelcofferdamcontraceptivecontravallationcopyrightcounterscarpcovercrash helmetcrenellatecurtaincushiondamdashboarddefencedefenddefense
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demibastiondig indikeditchdodgerdrawbridgeearthworkembankmentembattleenclosureentanglemententrenchescarpescarpmentface maskfencefendfenderfieldworkfinger guardflying buttressfoot guardfortfortalicefortificationfortifyfortressfusegarrisongateglacisgogglesgovernorgravity damgroinguardguardrailhand guard
Related words (100)
handrailhanging buttresshard hathelmethydraulic-fill daminsulationinterlockiron curtainjamjettyjuttyknee guardknuckle guardlaminated glassleaping weirleveelife preserverlifelinelightning conductorlightning rod
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logjamloopholelunettemachicolationmainstaymanmanteletmaskmerlonmilldamminemoatmolemoundmudguardnose guardoutworkpadpaddingpalisadepalladiumparadosparapetpatentpierpier buttresspilotportcullispostern gatepreventiveprophylacticprotectprotectionprotective clothingprotective umbrellaravelinredanredoubtretaining wallroadblockrock-fill damsafeguardsafetysafety glasssafety plugsafety railsafety shoessafety switchsafety valvesally portscarpsconcescreenseat beltseawallsecuresheltershieldshin guardshouldershutter damstockadestone wallstrongholdsun helmettenailleumbrellavallationvallumwallweirwicket damwindscreenwindshieldwork
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Translations
104 translations across 38 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- حِصْن noun (defensive wall or rampart)
Armenian
4 entries- բաստիոն noun (defensive wall or rampart)
- հողապատնեշ noun (defensive wall or rampart)
- պաշտպանություն noun (defense or safeguard)
- պատվար noun (defense or safeguard)
Bulgarian
4 entries- бастио́н noun (defensive wall or rampart)
- защи́та noun (defense or safeguard)
- опо́ра noun (defense or safeguard)
- реду́т noun (defensive wall or rampart)
Catalan
4 entries- baluard noun (defensive wall or rampart)
- baluard noun (defense or safeguard)
- murada noun (nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale)
- orla noun (nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale)
Central Kurdish
2 entries- سەنگەر noun (defensive wall or rampart)
- سەنگەر noun (defense or safeguard)
Czech
3 entries- hrazení noun (nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale)
- val noun (defensive wall or rampart)
- záštita noun (defense or safeguard)
Danish
2 entries- bolværk noun (defensive wall or rampart)
- bolværk noun (defense or safeguard)
Dutch
4 entries- bolwerk noun (defensive wall or rampart)
- schans noun (defense or safeguard)
- verschansing noun (defense or safeguard)
- verschansing noun (nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale)
Esperanto
2 entries- pavezo noun (nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale)
- remparo noun (defensive wall or rampart)
Estonian
1 entries- kaitsevall noun (defensive wall or rampart)
Finnish
4 entries- lisälaita noun (nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale)
- paaluvarustus noun (defensive wall or rampart)
- suojamuuri noun (defensive wall or rampart)
- suojamuuri noun (defense or safeguard)
French
4 entries- bastingage noun (nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale)
- bastion noun (defense or safeguard)
- pavois noun (nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale)
- rempart noun (defensive wall or rampart)
German
3 entries- Bollwerk noun (defensive wall or rampart)
- Bollwerk noun (defense or safeguard)
- Schanzkleid noun (nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐍄𐌿𐌻𐌲𐌹𐌸𐌰 noun (defensive wall or rampart)
Hungarian
4 entries- bástya noun (defensive wall or rampart)
- védelem noun (defense or safeguard)
- védfal noun (defensive wall or rampart)
- védőfal noun (defensive wall or rampart)
Icelandic
2 entries- bolverk noun (defensive wall or rampart)
- bolvirki noun (defensive wall or rampart)
Ido
1 entries- remparo noun (defensive wall or rampart)
Irish
1 entries- bábhún noun (defensive wall or rampart)
Italian
2 entries- baluardo noun (defensive wall or rampart)
- impavesata noun (nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale)
Japanese
2 entries- 堡塁 noun (defensive wall or rampart)
- 藩屛 noun (defense or safeguard)
Khmer
2 entries- ការការពារ noun (defense or safeguard)
- កំពែង noun (defensive wall or rampart)
Latin
2 entries- agger noun (defensive wall or rampart)
- arx noun (defense or safeguard)
Macedonian
4 entries- бастио́н noun (defensive wall or rampart)
- бе́дем noun (defensive wall or rampart)
- за́штита noun (defense or safeguard)
- на́сип noun (defensive wall or rampart)
Māori
3 entries- papatū noun (defensive wall or rampart)
- pākai noun (defensive wall or rampart)
- rauawa noun (nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale)
Norman
1 entries- boulevard noun (nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale)
Old Norse
1 entries- bolvirki noun (defensive wall or rampart)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- قلعه دیواری حصار noun (defensive wall or rampart)
Persian
2 entries- بارو noun (defensive wall or rampart)
- سنگر noun (defense or safeguard)
Polish
2 entries- szaniec noun (defensive wall or rampart)
- wał noun (defensive wall or rampart)
Portuguese
3 entries- amurada noun (nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale)
- baluarte noun (defensive wall or rampart)
- baluarte noun (defense or safeguard)
Russian
4 entries- бастио́н noun (defensive wall or rampart)
- вал noun (defensive wall or rampart)
- защи́та noun (defense or safeguard)
- опло́т noun (defense or safeguard)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- bàbhan noun (defensive wall or rampart)
- mùr noun (defensive wall or rampart)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- bastion noun (defensive wall or rampart)
- bedem noun (defensive wall or rampart)
- branik noun (defensive wall or rampart)
- grudobran noun (defensive wall or rampart)
Slovene
1 entries- branik noun (defensive wall or rampart)
Spanish
3 entries- amurada noun (nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale)
- baluarte noun (defensive wall or rampart)
- baluarte noun (defense or safeguard)
Swedish
1 entries- bålverk noun (defensive wall or rampart)
Ukrainian
4 entries- бастіон noun (defensive wall or rampart)
- вал noun (defensive wall or rampart)
- захист noun (defense or safeguard)
- оплот noun (defense or safeguard)
Yiddish
1 entries- וואַל noun (defensive wall or rampart)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
"Tall and great, / with huge oak-timbers mounting to the skies, / they build the monster, lest it pass the gate, / and like Palladium stand, the bulwark of the State."
Source: tatoeba (6814555)
While the conscience of the scientist insists that he continually recheck the truth of this law, it remains a bulwark of science.
Source: tatoeba (10876529)
He said they will address how to respond to such disinformation, adding that an open and transparent press is the best bulwark against false information and propaganda.
Source: tatoeba (11715126)
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