"bulwark" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbʊl.wək/ [General-Australian, UK], /ˈbʊl.wɚk/ [US] Audio: en-us-bulwark.ogg [US] Forms: bulwarks [plural]
enPR: bo͝ol'wərk Etymology: From Middle English bulwerk, from Middle Dutch bolwerk, bolwerc and Middle Low German bolwerk, equivalent to bole (“tree trunk”) + work. Cognate with German Bollwerk, Danish bolværk, Swedish bålverk, Dutch bolwerk. Doublet of boulevard (from French boulevard, from Dutch); cognate with Portuguese and Spanish baluarte and Italian baluardo. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*werǵ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|bulwerk}} Middle English bulwerk, {{der|en|dum|bolwerk}} Middle Dutch bolwerk, {{m|dum|bolwerc}} bolwerc, {{der|en|gml|bolwerk}} Middle Low German bolwerk, {{affix|en|bole|work|gloss1=tree trunk|nocat=1}} bole (“tree trunk”) + work, {{cog|de|Bollwerk}} German Bollwerk, {{cog|da|bolværk}} Danish bolværk, {{cog|sv|bålverk}} Swedish bålverk, {{cog|nl|bolwerk}} Dutch bolwerk, {{doublet|en|boulevard}} Doublet of boulevard, {{cog|fr|boulevard}} French boulevard, {{cog|pt|-}} Portuguese, {{cog|es|-}} Spanish, {{cog|it|baluardo}} Italian baluardo Head templates: {{en-noun}} bulwark (plural bulwarks)
  1. A defensive wall or rampart. Translations (defensive wall or rampart): حِصْن (ḥiṣn) [masculine] (Arabic), հողապատնեշ (hoġapatneš) (Armenian), բաստիոն (bastion) (Armenian), реду́т (redút) [masculine] (Bulgarian), бастио́н (bastión) [masculine] (Bulgarian), baluard [masculine] (Catalan), سەنگەر (senger) (Central Kurdish), val [masculine] (Czech), bolværk [neuter] (Danish), bolwerk [neuter] (Dutch), remparo (Esperanto), kaitsevall (Estonian), paaluvarustus (Finnish), suojamuuri (Finnish), suojavalli (Finnish), rempart [masculine] (French), Bollwerk [neuter] (German), 𐍄𐌿𐌻𐌲𐌹𐌸𐌰 (tulgiþa) [feminine] (Gothic), bástya (Hungarian), védfal (Hungarian), védőfal (Hungarian), bolvirki [neuter] (Icelandic), bolverk [neuter] (Icelandic), remparo (Ido), bábhún [masculine] (Irish), baluardo [masculine] (Italian), 堡塁 (hourui) (Japanese), កំពែង (kɑmpɛɛng) (Khmer), agger [masculine] (Latin), бе́дем (bédem) [masculine] (Macedonian), на́сип (násip) [masculine] (Macedonian), бастио́н (bastión) [masculine] (Macedonian), papatū (Maori), pākai (Maori), bolvirki [neuter] (Old Norse), حصار (hisar) (Ottoman Turkish), بارو (bâru) (Persian), wał [masculine] (Polish), szaniec [masculine] (Polish), baluarte [masculine] (Portuguese), вал (val) [masculine] (Russian), бастио́н (bastión) [masculine] (Russian), реду́т (redút) [masculine] (Russian), bàbhan [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), mùr [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), grudobran [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), branik [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), bastion [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), bedem (Serbo-Croatian), branik [masculine] (Slovene), baluarte [masculine] (Spanish), bålverk [neuter] (Swedish), вал (val) [masculine] (Ukrainian), бастіон (bastion) [masculine] (Ukrainian), וואַל (val) [masculine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-bulwark-en-noun-oxG0IV7x Disambiguation of 'defensive wall or rampart': 93 3 0 2 2
  2. A defense or safeguard. Translations (defense or safeguard): պատվար (patvar) (Armenian), պաշտպանություն (paštpanutʿyun) (Armenian), опо́ра (opóra) [feminine] (Bulgarian), защи́та (zaštíta) [feminine] (Bulgarian), baluard [masculine] (Catalan), سەنگەر (senger) (Central Kurdish), záštita [feminine] (Czech), bolværk [neuter] (Danish), verschansing [feminine] (Dutch), schans [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), suojamuuri (Finnish), bastion [masculine] (French), rempart [masculine] (French), Bollwerk [neuter] (German), védelem (Hungarian), 藩屛 (hanpei) (Japanese), ការការពារ (kaa kaa pie) (Khmer), arx [feminine] (Latin), за́штита (záštita) [feminine] (Macedonian), о́дбрана (ódbrana) [feminine] (Macedonian), سنگر (sangar) (Persian), baluarte [masculine] (Portuguese), опло́т (oplót) [masculine] (Russian), защи́та (zaščíta) [feminine] (Russian), опо́ра (opóra) [feminine] (Russian), baluarte [masculine] (Spanish), опора (opora) [feminine] (Ukrainian), оплот (oplot) [masculine] (Ukrainian), захист (zaxyst) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-bulwark-en-noun-uyPk1ff7 Disambiguation of 'defense or safeguard': 3 90 0 2 4
  3. A breakwater.
    Sense id: en-bulwark-en-noun-6JiHu6H-
  4. (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. Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale): фалшбо́рд (falšbórd) [masculine] (Bulgarian), murada [feminine] (Catalan), orla [feminine] (Catalan), hrazení [neuter] (Czech), verschansing [feminine] (Dutch), pavezo (Esperanto), lisälaita (Finnish), varalaita (Finnish), varpe (Finnish), bastingage (French), pavois [masculine] (French), Schanzkleid [neuter] (German), impavesata [feminine] (Italian), rauawa (Maori), boulevard [masculine] (Norman), amurada [feminine] (Portuguese), фальшбо́рт (falʹšbórt) [masculine] (Russian), razma [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), amurada [feminine] (Spanish), фальшборт (falʹšbort) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-bulwark-en-noun-dxKTQOv3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 12 2 46 21 3 9 Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale': 2 2 5 88 3
  5. (figurative) Any means of defence or security. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-bulwark-en-noun-tPF3JJxQ

Verb

IPA: /ˈbʊl.wək/ [General-Australian, UK], /ˈbʊl.wɚk/ [US] Audio: en-us-bulwark.ogg [US] Forms: bulwarks [present, singular, third-person], bulwarking [participle, present], bulwarked [participle, past], bulwarked [past]
enPR: bo͝ol'wərk Etymology: From Middle English bulwerk, from Middle Dutch bolwerk, bolwerc and Middle Low German bolwerk, equivalent to bole (“tree trunk”) + work. Cognate with German Bollwerk, Danish bolværk, Swedish bålverk, Dutch bolwerk. Doublet of boulevard (from French boulevard, from Dutch); cognate with Portuguese and Spanish baluarte and Italian baluardo. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*werǵ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|bulwerk}} Middle English bulwerk, {{der|en|dum|bolwerk}} Middle Dutch bolwerk, {{m|dum|bolwerc}} bolwerc, {{der|en|gml|bolwerk}} Middle Low German bolwerk, {{affix|en|bole|work|gloss1=tree trunk|nocat=1}} bole (“tree trunk”) + work, {{cog|de|Bollwerk}} German Bollwerk, {{cog|da|bolværk}} Danish bolværk, {{cog|sv|bålverk}} Swedish bålverk, {{cog|nl|bolwerk}} Dutch bolwerk, {{doublet|en|boulevard}} Doublet of boulevard, {{cog|fr|boulevard}} French boulevard, {{cog|pt|-}} Portuguese, {{cog|es|-}} Spanish, {{cog|it|baluardo}} Italian baluardo Head templates: {{en-verb}} bulwark (third-person singular simple present bulwarks, present participle bulwarking, simple past and past participle bulwarked)
  1. (transitive) To fortify something with a wall or rampart. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-bulwark-en-verb-rpybAyZl
  2. (transitive) To provide protection of defense for something. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-bulwark-en-verb-ngcLRcj8

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          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "tulgiþa",
          "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
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          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
          "word": "remparo"
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
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          "word": "bábhún"
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          "code": "it",
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          "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
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          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "hourui",
          "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
          "word": "堡塁"
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          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "kɑmpɛɛng",
          "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
          "word": "កំពែង"
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          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
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          "word": "سەنگەر"
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "agger"
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          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "bédem",
          "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "бе́дем"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 3 0 2 2",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "násip",
          "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "на́сип"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 3 0 2 2",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "bastión",
          "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 3 0 2 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
          "word": "papatū"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 3 0 2 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
          "word": "pākai"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 3 0 2 2",
          "code": "non",
          "lang": "Old Norse",
          "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "bolvirki"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 3 0 2 2",
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "hisar",
          "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
          "word": "حصار"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 3 0 2 2",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "bâru",
          "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
          "word": "بارو"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 3 0 2 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "wał"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 3 0 2 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "szaniec"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 3 0 2 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "baluarte"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 3 0 2 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "val",
          "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "вал"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 3 0 2 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "bastión",
          "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "бастио́н"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 3 0 2 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "redút",
          "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "реду́т"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 3 0 2 2",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bàbhan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 3 0 2 2",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "mùr"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 3 0 2 2",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "grudobran"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 3 0 2 2",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "branik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 3 0 2 2",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bastion"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 3 0 2 2",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
          "word": "bedem"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 3 0 2 2",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "branik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 3 0 2 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "baluarte"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 3 0 2 2",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "bålverk"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 3 0 2 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "val",
          "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "вал"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 3 0 2 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "bastion",
          "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "бастіон"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 3 0 2 2",
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "val",
          "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "וואַל"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A defense or safeguard."
      ],
      "id": "en-bulwark-en-noun-uyPk1ff7",
      "links": [
        [
          "defense",
          "defense"
        ],
        [
          "safeguard",
          "safeguard"
        ]
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "3 90 0 2 4",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "patvar",
          "sense": "defense or safeguard",
          "word": "պատվար"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 90 0 2 4",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "paštpanutʿyun",
          "sense": "defense or safeguard",
          "word": "պաշտպանություն"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 90 0 2 4",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "opóra",
          "sense": "defense or safeguard",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "опо́ра"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 90 0 2 4",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "zaštíta",
          "sense": "defense or safeguard",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "защи́та"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 90 0 2 4",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "defense or safeguard",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "baluard"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 90 0 2 4",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "defense or safeguard",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "záštita"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 90 0 2 4",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "defense or safeguard",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "bolværk"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 90 0 2 4",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "defense or safeguard",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "verschansing"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 90 0 2 4",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "defense or safeguard",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "schans"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 90 0 2 4",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "defense or safeguard",
          "word": "suojamuuri"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 90 0 2 4",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "defense or safeguard",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bastion"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 90 0 2 4",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "defense or safeguard",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "rempart"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 90 0 2 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "defense or safeguard",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Bollwerk"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 90 0 2 4",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "defense or safeguard",
          "word": "védelem"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 90 0 2 4",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "hanpei",
          "sense": "defense or safeguard",
          "word": "藩屛"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 90 0 2 4",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "kaa kaa pie",
          "sense": "defense or safeguard",
          "word": "ការការពារ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 90 0 2 4",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "senger",
          "sense": "defense or safeguard",
          "word": "سەنگەر"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 90 0 2 4",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "defense or safeguard",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "arx"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 90 0 2 4",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "záštita",
          "sense": "defense or safeguard",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "за́штита"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 90 0 2 4",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "ódbrana",
          "sense": "defense or safeguard",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "о́дбрана"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 90 0 2 4",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "sangar",
          "sense": "defense or safeguard",
          "word": "سنگر"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 90 0 2 4",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "defense or safeguard",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "baluarte"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 90 0 2 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "oplót",
          "sense": "defense or safeguard",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "опло́т"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 90 0 2 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zaščíta",
          "sense": "defense or safeguard",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "защи́та"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 90 0 2 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "opóra",
          "sense": "defense or safeguard",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "опо́ра"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 90 0 2 4",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "defense or safeguard",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "baluarte"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 90 0 2 4",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "opora",
          "sense": "defense or safeguard",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "опора"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 90 0 2 4",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "oplot",
          "sense": "defense or safeguard",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "оплот"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 90 0 2 4",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "zaxyst",
          "sense": "defense or safeguard",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "захист"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A breakwater."
      ],
      "id": "en-bulwark-en-noun-6JiHu6H-",
      "links": [
        [
          "breakwater",
          "breakwater"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Nautical",
          "orig": "en:Nautical",
          "parents": [
            "Transport",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 12 2 46 21 3 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "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."
      ],
      "id": "en-bulwark-en-noun-dxKTQOv3",
      "links": [
        [
          "nautical",
          "nautical"
        ],
        [
          "planking",
          "planking"
        ],
        [
          "plating",
          "plating"
        ],
        [
          "gunwale",
          "gunwale"
        ],
        [
          "sea",
          "sea"
        ],
        [
          "washing",
          "washing"
        ],
        [
          "overboard",
          "overboard"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(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."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "nautical",
        "transport"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 5 88 3",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "falšbórd",
          "sense": "nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "фалшбо́рд"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 5 88 3",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "murada"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 5 88 3",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "orla"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 5 88 3",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "hrazení"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 5 88 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "verschansing"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 5 88 3",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale",
          "word": "pavezo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 5 88 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale",
          "word": "lisälaita"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 5 88 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale",
          "word": "varalaita"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 5 88 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale",
          "word": "varpe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 5 88 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale",
          "word": "bastingage"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 5 88 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "pavois"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 5 88 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Schanzkleid"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 5 88 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "impavesata"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 5 88 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale",
          "word": "rauawa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 5 88 3",
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "boulevard"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 5 88 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "amurada"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 5 88 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "falʹšbórt",
          "sense": "nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "фальшбо́рт"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 5 88 3",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "razma"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 5 88 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "amurada"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 5 88 3",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "falʹšbort",
          "sense": "nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "фальшборт"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "Any means of defence or security."
      ],
      "id": "en-bulwark-en-noun-tPF3JJxQ",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) Any means of defence or security."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbʊl.wək/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian",
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbʊl.wɚk/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-bulwark.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/13/En-us-bulwark.ogg/En-us-bulwark.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/En-us-bulwark.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "bo͝ol'wərk"
    }
  ],
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    "bulwark"
  ],
  "word": "bulwark"
}

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*werǵ-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "bulwerk"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English bulwerk",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "bolwerk"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch bolwerk",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
        "2": "bolwerc"
      },
      "expansion": "bolwerc",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gml",
        "3": "bolwerk"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German bolwerk",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "bole",
        "3": "work",
        "gloss1": "tree trunk",
        "nocat": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "bole (“tree trunk”) + work",
      "name": "affix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Bollwerk"
      },
      "expansion": "German Bollwerk",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "bolværk"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish bolværk",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "bålverk"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish bålverk",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "bolwerk"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch bolwerk",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "boulevard"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of boulevard",
      "name": "doublet"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "boulevard"
      },
      "expansion": "French boulevard",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "baluardo"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian baluardo",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English bulwerk, from Middle Dutch bolwerk, bolwerc and Middle Low German bolwerk, equivalent to bole (“tree trunk”) + work. Cognate with German Bollwerk, Danish bolværk, Swedish bålverk, Dutch bolwerk. Doublet of boulevard (from French boulevard, from Dutch); cognate with Portuguese and Spanish baluarte and Italian baluardo.",
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    {
      "form": "bulwarks",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bulwarking",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bulwarked",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bulwarked",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "To fortify something with a wall or rampart."
      ],
      "id": "en-bulwark-en-verb-rpybAyZl",
      "links": [
        [
          "fortify",
          "fortify"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To fortify something with a wall or rampart."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "To provide protection of defense for something."
      ],
      "id": "en-bulwark-en-verb-ngcLRcj8",
      "links": [
        [
          "provide",
          "provide"
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          "protection"
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        "(transitive) To provide protection of defense for something."
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        "transitive"
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      "ipa": "/ˈbʊl.wək/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian",
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈbʊl.wɚk/",
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        "US"
      ]
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    "bulwark"
  ],
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}
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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
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    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Middle Low German",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *werǵ-",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs"
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      },
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      "name": "affix"
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "bolværk"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "bålverk"
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "bolwerk"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch bolwerk",
      "name": "cog"
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        "2": "boulevard"
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      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese",
      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "-"
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      "name": "cog"
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      "name": "cog"
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      ],
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          "wall"
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          "rampart"
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      ],
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        [
          "defense",
          "defense"
        ],
        [
          "safeguard",
          "safeguard"
        ]
      ]
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      "glosses": [
        "A breakwater."
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          "breakwater"
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          "nautical"
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          "planking"
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          "plating"
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          "gunwale"
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          "sea",
          "sea"
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          "washing"
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          "overboard"
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      ],
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        "nautical",
        "transport"
      ]
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      ],
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        "(figurative) Any means of defence or security."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbʊl.wək/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian",
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbʊl.wɚk/",
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        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḥiṣn",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "حِصْن"
    },
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "hoġapatneš",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "word": "հողապատնեշ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "bastion",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "word": "բաստիոն"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "redút",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "реду́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "bastión",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бастио́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "baluard"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "val"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "bolværk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "bolwerk"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "word": "remparo"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "word": "kaitsevall"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "word": "paaluvarustus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "word": "suojamuuri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "word": "suojavalli"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rempart"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Bollwerk"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "tulgiþa",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "𐍄𐌿𐌻𐌲𐌹𐌸𐌰"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "word": "bástya"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "word": "védfal"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "word": "védőfal"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "bolvirki"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "bolverk"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "word": "remparo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bábhún"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "baluardo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hourui",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "word": "堡塁"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "kɑmpɛɛng",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "word": "កំពែង"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "senger",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "word": "سەنگەر"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "agger"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "bédem",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бе́дем"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "násip",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "на́сип"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "bastión",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бастио́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "word": "papatū"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "word": "pākai"
    },
    {
      "code": "non",
      "lang": "Old Norse",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "bolvirki"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "hisar",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "word": "حصار"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "bâru",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "word": "بارو"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "wał"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "szaniec"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "baluarte"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "val",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "вал"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bastión",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бастио́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "redút",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "реду́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bàbhan"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mùr"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "grudobran"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "branik"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bastion"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "word": "bedem"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "branik"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "baluarte"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "bålverk"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "val",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "вал"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "bastion",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бастіон"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "val",
      "sense": "defensive wall or rampart",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "וואַל"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "patvar",
      "sense": "defense or safeguard",
      "word": "պատվար"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "paštpanutʿyun",
      "sense": "defense or safeguard",
      "word": "պաշտպանություն"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "opóra",
      "sense": "defense or safeguard",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "опо́ра"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zaštíta",
      "sense": "defense or safeguard",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "защи́та"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "defense or safeguard",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "baluard"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "defense or safeguard",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "záštita"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "defense or safeguard",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "bolværk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "defense or safeguard",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "verschansing"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "defense or safeguard",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "schans"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "defense or safeguard",
      "word": "suojamuuri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "defense or safeguard",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bastion"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "defense or safeguard",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rempart"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "defense or safeguard",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Bollwerk"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "defense or safeguard",
      "word": "védelem"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hanpei",
      "sense": "defense or safeguard",
      "word": "藩屛"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "kaa kaa pie",
      "sense": "defense or safeguard",
      "word": "ការការពារ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "senger",
      "sense": "defense or safeguard",
      "word": "سەنگەر"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "defense or safeguard",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "arx"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "záštita",
      "sense": "defense or safeguard",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "за́штита"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "ódbrana",
      "sense": "defense or safeguard",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "о́дбрана"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "sangar",
      "sense": "defense or safeguard",
      "word": "سنگر"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "defense or safeguard",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "baluarte"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "oplót",
      "sense": "defense or safeguard",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "опло́т"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zaščíta",
      "sense": "defense or safeguard",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "защи́та"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "opóra",
      "sense": "defense or safeguard",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "опо́ра"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "defense or safeguard",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "baluarte"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "opora",
      "sense": "defense or safeguard",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "опора"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "oplot",
      "sense": "defense or safeguard",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "оплот"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zaxyst",
      "sense": "defense or safeguard",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "захист"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "falšbórd",
      "sense": "nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "фалшбо́рд"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "murada"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "orla"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "hrazení"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "verschansing"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale",
      "word": "pavezo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale",
      "word": "lisälaita"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale",
      "word": "varalaita"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale",
      "word": "varpe"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale",
      "word": "bastingage"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pavois"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Schanzkleid"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "impavesata"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale",
      "word": "rauawa"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "boulevard"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "amurada"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "falʹšbórt",
      "sense": "nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "фальшбо́рт"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "razma"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "amurada"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "falʹšbort",
      "sense": "nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "фальшборт"
    }
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    "bulwark"
  ],
  "word": "bulwark"
}

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      "args": {
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        "2": "bolwerk"
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      "name": "cog"
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "baluardo"
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    {
      "form": "bulwarks",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    {
      "form": "bulwarking",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
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      "form": "bulwarked",
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        "To fortify something with a wall or rampart."
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        "(transitive) To fortify something with a wall or rampart."
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        "transitive"
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        "To provide protection of defense for something."
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        "(transitive) To provide protection of defense for something."
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      "ipa": "/ˈbʊl.wək/",
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        "General-Australian",
        "UK"
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      "ipa": "/ˈbʊl.wɚk/",
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        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/13/En-us-bulwark.ogg/En-us-bulwark.ogg.mp3",
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      "enpr": "bo͝ol'wərk"
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    "bulwark"
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}

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