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bulwark

English

  1. 🔊 a fencelike structure around a deck (usually plural)
  2. 🔊 an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
    “they stormed the ramparts of the city”
  3. 🔊 a protective structure of stone or concrete
  4. 🔊 defend with a bulwark

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