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bulwark noun

  /ˈbʊl.wək/ , /ˈbʊl.wɚk/
  • A defensive wall or rampart.
  • A defense or safeguard.
 baluard
  • (nautical) The planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale that reduces the likelihood of seas washing over the gunwales and people being washed overboard.
 murada, orla
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