bulwarked

英['bʊlwək] 美['bʊlwɜːrk]
  • n.壁垒;保障;防波堤(复)bulwarks:(船的)舷墙.v.用堡垒防护
bulwarked bulwarked bulwarking bulwarks
Noun:
  1. 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"

  2. a fencelike structure around a deck (usually plural)

  3. a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

Verb:
  1. defend with a bulwark

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. Our people's support is a bulwark against the enemy.
      人民的支持就是抗拒敌人的堡垒。
    2. Democracy is a bulwark of freedom.
      民主是自由的保障。
    3. The dam will be a bulwark against floods.
      这防波堤可以堤防洪水。