bulwark

English - Turkish

Definition of bulwark in English Turkish dictionary: siper; istihkam; muhafaza altına almak; {i} küpeşte; {i} istihkâm; {i} kale duvarı; {i} sur; bulwarks i; siper ile korumak; dıştan gelecek bir tehlikeye karşı herhangi bir tedbir; duvar/destek; {i} parapet; (Denizbilim) puntel
bulwarks: gemi küpeştesi
bulwarks: küpeşte
past of bulwark: siper geçmiş
bulwarks: i., den. küpeşte
human bulwark: (Askeri) İnsanlara müteşşekkil set, mendirek

English - English

Definition of bulwark in English English dictionary: A breakwater; A defense or safeguard; To provide protection of defense for something; 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; A defensive wall or rampart; To fortify something with a wall or rampart; anything that gives security or defense; {v} to fortify, secure; {n} a fortification, fort, security, defense; {i} stout defense wall, fortress wall; light plating or wooden extension of the hull above an exposed deck, furnishing protection against weather and loss of material or personnel; A vertical extension above the deck designed to keep water out and to assist in keeping people in; Protective sides of the ship rising up from the exposed deck; To fortify with, or as with, a rampart or wall; to secure by fortification; to protect; [arch] A strong wall ,generally low permitting defensive fire; A parapet, or extension of the hull planking above the weather deck, and carried round the vessel providing protection from weather; The sides of a ship above the upper deck; defend with a bulwark; The plating fitted for protection at the sides of a ship on and above the weather deck; a fence-like structure around a deck; Part of the hull of a ship that extends above the main deck from bow to stern forming a rail; 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"; The corner of a fortification, often containing artillery; A bulwark against something protects you against it. A bulwark of something protects it. The abbeys were founded in the 12th century by King David as a bulwark against the English; a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away; A rampart; a fortification; a bastion or outwork; That which secures against an enemy, or defends from attack; any means of defense or protection; The portion of the hull extending above the deck
bulwarks: Rail around the deck
bulwarks: A vessel's topsides that extend above the deck
bulwarks: a fence-like structure around a deck
bulwarks: plural of bulwark
bulwarks: {i} protective wall, barrier, rampart, parapet; support
bulwarks: The sides of a ship above the upper deck

bulwark

Hyphenation

bul·wark

Turkish pronunciation

bûlwırk

Synonyms

barrier, bastion, buffet, buttress, citadel, defense, embankment, fort, fortress, guard, mainstay, outwork, parapet, partition, protection

Antonyms

weak point

Pronunciation

/ˈbo͝olwərk/ /ˈbʊlwɜrk/

Etymology

[ 'bul-(")w&rk, -"work; 'b&a ] (noun.) 15th century. Middle High German, cognate with German Bollwerk, Danish bolværk, Dutch bolwerk. The first part is akin to bole. Cognates include French boulevard (from Dutch), Spanish baluarte and Italian baluardo.