From onelook.com:
- noun: a fence-like structure around a deck
- noun: an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
- noun: a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
- verb: defend with a bulwark
Etymology from etymonline.com:
c.1416, from M.Du. bulwerke or M.H.G. bolwerc, from bole "plank, tree trunk" + werc "work."
We tend to bulwark our children with our bodies when in danger.
Bulwark
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- Great Grand Panjandrum
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A good, solid, sturdy word, Modi!
It's used in an old hymn written by Martin Luther, A Mighty Fortress Is Our God:
It's used in an old hymn written by Martin Luther, A Mighty Fortress Is Our God:
A mighty fortress is our God,
A bulwark never failing.
Regards//Larry
"To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them."
-- Attributed to Richard Henry Lee
"To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them."
-- Attributed to Richard Henry Lee
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