Noun
- 1. rampart, bulwark, wall, embankment
- usage: an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes; "they stormed the ramparts of the city"; "they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down"
- 2. bulwark, barrier
- usage: a fencelike structure around a deck (usually plural)
- 3. breakwater, groin, groyne, mole, bulwark, seawall, jetty, barrier
- usage: a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
Verb
- 1. bulwark, defend
- usage: defend with a bulwark
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