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Significados de bulwark em inglês

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A protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away.

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baluarte
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muralla
espanhol
muralla

An embankment built around a space for defensive purposes.

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Examples for "wall"
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Meanwhile a great wall of sea advanced from the centre of turmoil.
Last and First Men
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We've seen wall to wall coverage of the government during the crisis.
Radio NZ
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But a humanitarian crisis, of course, won't be solved by a wall.
Independent.ie
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I glanced behind me, and of course the great wall was gone.
The Bride Wore Black Leather
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Surgery in similar cases leads to large abdominal wall defects needing reconstruction.
Pubmed
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The murdered; the royal stronghold is in the hands of the babe-killers.
Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works
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Hospital authorities said 20 people were injured in Kisumu, an opposition stronghold.
Reuters
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Soldiers are advancing on the militants' main stronghold area from three directions.
Reuters
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Common sense told him the Sheik's stronghold would be higher, not lower.
Warlord: an alex hawke novel
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Tripoli, historically a stronghold for Sunni Islamism, is seen as particularly vulnerable.
Reuters
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The rampart is lofty and of many colours, in the rainbow style.
The Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 02
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And he heard footsteps up on the rampart moving toward his position.
Sister of the dead
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The rampart of the Alps stood out more clearly against the sky.
A Prisoner in Fairyland (The Book That 'Uncle Paul' Wrote)
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The sound fell dead against the rampart of a thousand listening trees.
The Man Whom the Trees Loved
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It is rampart, towering and impregnable, between the garden and the desert.
The California Birthday Book / Prose and Poetical Selections fro...
Uso de bulwark em inglês
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However, the Foundation was the last bulwark in Harry and Wills' relationship.
News.com.au
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Yes; the best bulwark of faith is a good and honest heart.
Bunyan Characters (2nd Series)
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There was no time to talk -anotherladder hit the stone bulwark.
Imperatrix
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Or look at the FTSE 100 index, that bulwark of solid investment.
The Irish Times
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Katrin had established herself behind the bulwark of a large, rude table.
Surrender to the will of the night
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The reasoning was that this land served as a bulwark against poverty.
The South African
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They slammed into the curving bulwark, their progress halted for the moment.
World of warcraft: the shattering: prelude to cataclysm
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There were sixteen men huddled together under the remains of the bulwark.
Jack Archer: A Tale of the Crimea
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She will never become against us the strong bulwark of the Allies.
Through the Iron Bars: Two Years of German Occupation in Belgium
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The roof of the citadel has a high bulwark, loopholed for musketry.
Famous Sea Fights, from Salamis to Tsu-Shima
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So much so as to make them a bulwark of the government.
Modern India
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It will silence the sceptics, and form a bulwark for all religion.
The Blind Spot
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The next moment they were pulling themselves up and over the bulwark.
Relentless Pursuit
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He sank down behind his chosen bulwark, and stared through the fog.
The Lords of the Wild: A Story of the Old New York Border
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To things that go too deep, one opposes the bulwark of obtuseness.
Beyond
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Home life is the citadel and bulwark of every race's moral life.
Twentieth Century Negro Literature / Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought...
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espanhol
muralla
Bulwark ao longo do tempo
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