Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bulwark

3 senses of bulwark

Sense 1
rampart, bulwark, wall -- (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")
       => embankment -- (a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection)

Sense 2
bulwark -- (a fencelike structure around a deck (usually plural))
       => barrier -- (a structure or object that impedes free movement)

Sense 3
breakwater, groin, groyne, mole, bulwark, seawall, jetty -- (a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away)
       => barrier -- (a structure or object that impedes free movement)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bulwark

1 sense of bulwark

Sense 1
bulwark -- (defend with a bulwark)
       => defend -- (be on the defensive; act against an attack)