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Meanings of bulwark in английском

португальский
quebra-mar
каталонский
espigó
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A protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away.

      quebra-mar
      португальский
      baluarte
      каталонский
      muralla
      испанский
      muralla

      An embankment built around a space for defensive purposes.

            baluarte
            Usage of bulwark in английском
            1
            However, the Foundation was the last bulwark in Harry and Wills' relationship.
            News.com.au
            2
            Yes; the best bulwark of faith is a good and honest heart.
            Bunyan Characters (2nd Series)
            3
            There was no time to talk -anotherladder hit the stone bulwark.
            Imperatrix
            4
            Or look at the FTSE 100 index, that bulwark of solid investment.
            The Irish Times
            5
            Katrin had established herself behind the bulwark of a large, rude table.
            Surrender to the will of the night
            6
            The reasoning was that this land served as a bulwark against poverty.
            The South African
            7
            They slammed into the curving bulwark, their progress halted for the moment.
            World of warcraft: the shattering: prelude to cataclysm
            8
            There were sixteen men huddled together under the remains of the bulwark.
            Jack Archer: A Tale of the Crimea
            9
            She will never become against us the strong bulwark of the Allies.
            Through the Iron Bars: Two Years of German Occupation in Belgium
            10
            The roof of the citadel has a high bulwark, loopholed for musketry.
            Famous Sea Fights, from Salamis to Tsu-Shima
            11
            So much so as to make them a bulwark of the government.
            Modern India
            12
            It will silence the sceptics, and form a bulwark for all religion.
            The Blind Spot
            13
            The next moment they were pulling themselves up and over the bulwark.
            Relentless Pursuit
            14
            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
            15
            To things that go too deep, one opposes the bulwark of obtuseness.
            Beyond
            16
            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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            Translations for bulwark
            испанский
            muralla
            Bulwark through the time
            Bulwark across language varieties
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            Common
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